Children

Articles

Domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings

Olivia Piercy and Anita Mehta ask whether it is the time to discuss some of the outstanding issues concerning economic abuse in family law proceedings

Drawbacks of Section 28 and pre-recorded cross-examinations

Lesley Manley analyses Section 28's impact, balancing witness protection with trial delays and potential injustices, urging procedural integrity and further evaluation

Porn in the digital woods: a driver of children abusing children?

John Marriott and Alex Paradise discuss the challenges in the struggle to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation in the age of the internet, in light of recent data suggesting that the majority of offences are committed by other young people

Online Safety Bill: why has it been delayed?

Antony O'Loughlin finds out why the Online Safety Bill has been years in the making – and examines the potential impact of this controversial legislation

‘Lawyer bashing’ – the government’s misplaced focus

The Home Office's crackdown on "crooked" immigration lawyers suppresses genuine legal challenges, says Rubin Italia

Avoiding contempt in Children Act proceedings

Rebecca Hughes examines a case in which a parent who was party to an ongoing Children Act proceedings disclosed documents to a police officer recording harassment allegations

Surrogacy law proposals: pros and cons

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

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