Family

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19 Sept 2011

Disappointment as government shelves cohabitation reform

No evidence that change is urgently needed, justice minister says

12 Sept 2011

Generation gap

The LPC equips young lawyers for the commercial world but leaves them without fully developed family law skills, says Marilyn Stowe as she despairs of her potential trainees

26 Aug 2011

Fraudulent will writer jailed

A fraudulent will writer has been jailed for 14 months. Walter Ventriglia, who pleaded guilty to fraudulent trading at Reading Crown Court, received money from around 100 to 130 clients.

8 Aug 2011

Update: divorce

Malta was one of the last countries not to have divorce laws until the island voted in favour in a referendum in May. Austin Chessell reports

11 Jul 2011

Appeal judges rewrite relocation guidance

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

27 Jun 2011

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.

13 Jun 2011

Father secures return of abducted child

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

16 May 2011

Bad influence

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