Please find attached a case law updater for ancillary relief. This has been compiled by Dewinder Birk of No.5 Chambers. Ancillary relief case law updates will appear on the website on a bi-monthly basis....
Read MorePlease find attached a case law updater combining private and public law cases. This has been compiled by Claire Howell of No. 5 Chambers....
Read MoreIn response to recent statistics which demonstrate a sharp decline in the numbers of children being adopted - believed to be a direct result of the recent cases of Re B [2013] UKSC 33 and Re B-S [2013] EWCA Civ 1146 - the Adoption Leadership...
Read MoreSir James Munby has issued the following President's Guidance of 10th November 2014: The International Child Abduction and Contact Unit (ICACU), intended to provide guidance as to the correct route for practitioners to follow when pursuing requests for information from other jurisdictions within children proceedings. The ICACU...
Read MoreThe recent Court of Appeal judgment of M-H (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1396 is an important judgment dealing with a mother's appeal against a placement order in relation to her daughter. The issues for the Court of Appeal were two-fold, namely whether the judge at first...
Read MoreThe Family Division Liaison Judge of the Midland Circuit, Mr Justice Keehan has produced a Family Practice Note 2/2014 Financial Remedy Applications: Listing to apply to all financial remedy applications heard on the Midland Circuit with immediate effect. The Practice Note provides specific guidance and procedure for the...
Read MoreThe Practice Direction 25B came into force on 1st October 2014 and supplements Family Procedure Rules 2010 Part 25. It should also be read in conjunction with: Practice Direction 25A (Experts – Emergencies and Pre proceedings Instructions); Practice Direction 25C (Children Proceedings – The Use of Single Joint...
Read MoreFrom 3rd November 2014 more couples are to benefit from free mediation following an announcement by Simon Hughes, Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties. The first mediation session will be free provided at least one of the parties is already legally aided. The 'free sessions'...
Read MoreRe D (A Child) [2014] EWFC 39 On 31st October 2014 the President of the Family Division Sir James Munby delivered an approved judgment in the above case dealing specifically with the impact of the denial of legal aid to the parents in the case. Both...
Read MorePlease take note of the above case report - Re V (A Child:Identification of Perpetrator) (28th October 2014) The Judgment was handed down by His Honour Judge Bellamy. The court was asked by the local authority to identify which of the multiple injuries suffered by the...
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