Family

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Surrogacy law proposals: pros and cons

Linzi Bull and Sarah Everington examine the Law Commission's proposed reforms to surrogacy law in the UK

Law Commission review: the financial consequences of divorce

The current law is sufficiently certain for couples who can afford legal representation, but the situation is unclear for the silent majority of couples who cannot, writes Jennifer Dickson

Practice guidance on non-molestation injunctions issued

New guidance from the Family Division focuses on the issuance of non-molestation injunctions where an order is made without notice to the respondent

Combatting financial abuse of older and vulnerable clients

Ann Stanyer examines growing awareness of financial abuse and what practitioners should know

Expatriate Law sets Supreme Court precedent: money claims on divorce cease if spouse dies

The Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's argument that a party to a marriage can pursue a claim for financial relief during or post divorce under the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 Act and the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, even after the death of the other party

High Court confirms three fresh inquests in Gosport War Memorial Hospital case

The inquests will take place into the deaths of Arthur Denis Brian Cunningham, Gladys Mabel Richards and Robert Wilson who all died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire in 1998

Clarion family lawyer qualifies as Children Arbitrator

Jane Ingleby, partner in Clarion's family team, has become one of only a handful of fully qualified children arbitrators in Yorkshire

Protect Children from Budget Cuts or Face Legal Action

Children's Law Centre issues pre-action letter to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Office and the Department of Finance