News
9 May 2013
Welfare and best interests must be considered before deciding on time
Feature
3 May 2013
District Judge Tacey Cronin promises a warm welcome for solicitors as the tide of litigants in person rolls in
News
10 April 2013
Law Society intervention fails to prevent 'deadlock'
Feature
4 April 2013
Noel Arnold examines interim care orders at without notice hearings and changes to expert witness evidence, and says goodbye to family law legal aid
News
21 February 2013
Past possible harm to a child does not constitute a finding of fact, rules the Supreme Court
Feature
1 February 2013
Austin Chessell explains
how children can benefit
from involvement in
divorce mediations
Feature
14 December 2012
With family courts under pressure to issue speedy justice, Noel Arnold tackles some of the grounds for appeal that can emerge
if procedures are not
properly followed
Comment
9 November 2012
Vicki Bowles returns to the long-running Catholic Care saga
Last week the Upper Tribunal refused the latest appeal in the long running litigation over the legitimacy of proposed amendments to the charitable objects of Catholic Care (Diocese of...
News
5 November 2012
No 'weighty or convincing reasons' why charity should be allowed to discriminate
News
15 October 2012
Appeal judges warn that advocates may have better grasp of forensic realities
News
12 October 2012
High Court rules that Indian mother of twin boys 'cannot be found'
News
8 October 2012
Appeal judges back mother's choice of schools to ensure 'equality of opportunity'
Feature
22 August 2012
Noel Arnold tackles the complex issues that arise when a child is removed from a parent’s care
News
31 July 2012
Sanction part of wider plan to push cases through in 26 weeks
Comment
30 July 2012
The latest rulings on
the confinement of children suggest that even the most draconian decisions will be lawful
if made with the
parents’ consent,
says David Hewitt
News
25 July 2012
Local authority could not be criticised for relying on allegations against grandparents
Feature
25 July 2012
With a growing number of would-be adopters and children in care, should adoption laws be simplified to make the process easier, asks Alec Samuels
News
24 July 2012
Children Act places 'primary responsibility for delivering a good outcome' on parents not courts
