Children

Articles

23 May 2019

MoJ shines a light on child protection

The Ministry of Justice has launched a three-month inquiry into child protection in family courts after more than 120 MPs called for a review on behalf of victims of domestic violence.

1 May 2019

Identifying and defining harm

9 Apr 2019

Lawyers welcome reform of divorce laws to enable no-fault divorce

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the government's proposed reforms of divorce law today, after a consultation found family law practitioners to be broadly in support of the change.

14 Sept 2017

Looking after looked-after children

Heather Thomas considers how the fundamentally different disciplines of family law and criminal law can work together to help achieve better outcomes for vulnerable children

8 Aug 2017

Munby P: Judicial intervention not the answer to helping those like 'X'

'Blood on our hands' remark and press interest led to swift action, says lawyer

2 Aug 2017

Religion and the welfare of the child, part 2

A recent case demonstrates the difficult position of the courts where the gulf between the parents' communities is 'too wide for the children to bridge', writes Hannah Greene

19 Jul 2017

The challenges of enforcing orders relating to children

Philip Hunter discusses the delicate balance to be struck between demonstrating robust justice for the breach of an order and recognising the best interests of the child

11 Jul 2017

Munby P in bid to get more judges involved in settlement conferences pilot

President of family division renews 'full support' for less adversarial approach