Europe Proposes Total Ban on Smacking
February 22, 2012Family Law The Council of Europe has launched a campaign aiming to make all physical punishment of children illegal. At present parents may smack their children as long as they […]
Family Law The Council of Europe has launched a campaign aiming to make all physical punishment of children illegal. At present parents may smack their children as long as they […]
Family and Children In the case of Re N (a child) [2012], The Family Division made an order regarding a child’s religious upbringing. The Anglican father sought to restrict the […]
Family and Children Law In the case of Re Q (a child: adoption), The Court of Appeal upheld a ruling to make an adoption order and refuse a father’s residence […]
Family Finance In the case of Kremen v Agrest [2012], The Family Division disregarded a post-nuptial agreement after finding the husband had not disclosed the extent of his wealth. The […]
Landlord and Tenant In the case of OM Property Management v Burr [2012] a management company had been paying the wrong gas provider for over 6 years between 2001 and […]
Family Law In the case of Dolan V Corby [2011], The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against an occupation order made under the Family Law Act 1996. This case […]
Family Law The Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill has been back in the spot light following a new report questioning how much money the government will actually […]
Family Law In the case of Z and another v C and another [2011], the court heard an application for a parental order under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act […]
Divorce and Finances In the case of V v V [2011], The Family Division allowed an appeal by a husband against a decision not to award a charge back on […]
Divorce and Finance In the case of A v L [2011], The Family Division heard an appeal by the husband against a decision to award his former wife a 70/30 […]
Family and Children The Coalition government is expected to announce plans to give divorced parents the legal right to see their children. The proposed changes to the law will mean […]
Landlord and Tenant A landlord from Blackburn has been prosecuted for failing to ensure that gas safety checks were carried out on the property he rented out. The landlord, Mr […]
