Simon Bruce, Elizabeth Burch, and Rebecca Heyworth discuss whether the reforms to the Family Court in 2014 have successfully encouraged separating parents to avoid litigation, and the culture change needed around 'acrimonious' divorce processes
Carla Ditz revists the law on paternal responsibility and considers the legal implications as regards paternity in cases of twins with different fathers
Jenni Richards QC and Victoria Butler-Cole examine a recent case on the extent of parental consent to deprivation of liberty and consider the issue in relation to the use of seclusion in schools