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Appeal judges rewrite relocation guidance

Moore-Bick LJ says welfare of the child is 'paramount' in leave to remove applications

Falling on deaf ears

Despite more than 5,000 responses to the government's consultation, the legal aid bill offers few concessions. If enacted, it could deprive nearly 70 per cent of people currently eligible for legal aid of access to justice. According to the figures collated by the Legal Action Group, Liverpool, one of Britain's most deprived areas, is set to lose 80 per cent of its casework.

Father secures return of abducted child

Supreme Court reverses assumption that Hague Convention countries have effective protection measures

Bad influence

Increasing control over expert evidence in criminal trials will make justice more costly and less accessible, argues Finola Moss

Update: divorce

Austin Chessell looks at FAQ on the new mediation information assessment meetings

Looking on tempests

There are alternatives to Jackson which have the benefit that they might actually work, argues Martyn McLeish

£9.99 divorce app advocates face-to-face legal advice

A family solicitor at a 12-partner North London firm has launched the first divorce application in Britain.

Law Commission outlines tougher rules for experts in criminal trials

A statutory reliability test for experts in criminal trials “would prevent miscarriages of justice” such as the conviction of solicitor Sally Clark for the killing of her two baby boys, a Law Commissioner has said.