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Child vaccination disputes

Chris Barnes reflects upon the controversies of choice and consent in childhood vaccination

Adopting in a pandemic

Stepparent applications can be particularly challenging in a pandemic, particularly if some parties are abroad, as Shanika Haynes found 

Separating parents: paid to mediate

Questions over access to civil justice

The number of civil legal help cases has dropped by two thirds since LASPO's introduction, according to the MoJ

Calls for law reform following surge in surrogacy during pandemic

Surrogacy laws do not meet the needs of modern families, a lawyer has warned 

Public law working group calls for urgent legal aid review

The president's final public law working group (PLWG) report is out and calls for an urgent review of legal aid for parents 

A fertile ground for reform

With women increasingly choosing technology-aided methods of conception, Hollie Orgee examines whether our fertility laws are fit for purpose