Please find attached the judgment of HHJ Bellamy in Re FM (A Child: fractures: bone density) [2015] EWFC B26 handed down on 12th March 2015. The case involved a child who had sustained a fracture to the left and to the right distal tibia. The case involved...
Read MoreAll local children law practitioners will be expected by His Honour to have read His Honour's latest newsletter. It contains an update on issues that are currently in need of addressing, and attaches key local practice directions, guidance and the recent authority of Re: L in relation...
Read MoreFollowing the recent seminar of 26th February 2015 given by Eleanor Drucker of the Legal Aid Agency, please find attached mediation notes and the expert fees presentation....
Read MorePlease find attached His Honour Judge Bellamy's latest Newsletter - March 2015...
Read MoreFor those who missed it last week, here is the link to the President's judgment in Re L (AChild) [2015] EWFC 15. The case had been transferred to the President to address a discrete issue in respect of a refusal by the LAA to grant funding...
Read MoreThe 25th November 2014 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - saw the launch of the "How Many Times?" campaign. The campaign - led by the multi-agency Safer Leicester Partnership - is made up of survivors of domestic abuse and hopes to...
Read MoreIt has been announced by the Justice Minister, Simon Hughes, that DNA testing which is required to establish paternity within private law disputes will be funded by Cafcass, beginning later this year. Of course, it has long been possible for the Family Court to order DNA testing...
Read MoreIt is that time of year again when the Leicestershire Law Society honour local excellence at the LLS Annual Dinner and Legal Awards. This year's event will be held on 15th May 2015 at Athena. The deadline for nominations in the various awards categories is fast approaching....
Read MoreThe LLFJB Education and Training Sub-Committee are pleased to announce a free seminar on the crucial subject of the forthcoming LAA regulations on Expert Costs and Mediation. The seminar will take place 26th February from 5.00pm to 6.30pm [prompt start essential] at Leicester Town Hall, and is expected...
Read MorePlease take note of the attached Practice Guidance on Financial Remedy Proceedings after a Foreign Divorce. The Guidance is from His Honour Judge Rogers, Financial Remedies Circuit Judge for the Midland Circuit. His Honour recommends the adoption of the approach outlined by Holman J in Barnett v...
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