The Courts and the Media
August 1, 2011Family Law On 14 July 2011, the Children’s Commissioner for England, Maggie Atkinson, released a statement in response to the Government’s proposals to grant the media wider reporting rights in […]
Family Law On 14 July 2011, the Children’s Commissioner for England, Maggie Atkinson, released a statement in response to the Government’s proposals to grant the media wider reporting rights in […]
The Chief Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales, Adam Sampson, has highlighted how thousands of people are being ripped off by unregulated will writers in his first report. The legal […]
Family and Children The Court of Appeal has refused an application by a mother to relocate to Canada with her two children aged two and four. The children are cared […]
Family Law The Government has set out plans for the biggest overhaul of the child maintenance system since its inception. The Child Support Agency (CSA) scheme will close to new […]
Family Law A report published by the Work and Pensions Select Committee on 3 July 2011 recommends changes to the child maintenance system. The report proposes that non-resident parents should […]
Children and Divorce On 23 June 2011 the Law Society responded to the interim report of the Family Justice Review. The Society welcomed the recognition that the family justice system […]
Family Law In the case of Merkarska v Ruiz the husband petitioned for bankruptcy in 2007 during the course of divorce proceedings without the wife being notified. In 2008 the […]
Residential Property In the case of Scullion v Bank of Scotland plc t/as Colleys it was held that the valuer of a residential property does not owe a duty of […]
Family and Children The Law Society released its response to the Family Justice Review interim Report on 23 June 2011. Law Society President Linda Lee said: “Reform on the scale […]
Landlord and Tenant The Court of Appeal has given a clear definition of what it means to give ‘vacant possession’ in the recent case of Ibrend Estates BV v NYK […]
Family and Children On the 22 June 2011 the Government announced plans to close a legal loophole that could allow those who physically abuse children or vulnerable adults to escape […]
Landlord and Tenant In the recent case of Grand v Gill The Court of Appeal ruled that a landlord was liable for damage to the plasterwork in a flat he […]
