The Family Law Awards return this autumn for what promises to be another exceptional evening of celebration, recognition and community. Taking place at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London on ...

“We welcome these new regulations that will allow more care leavers to access social housing where they are. Too many ...

With the ratification of the Republic of Korea, the 1993 Adoption Convention now has 107 Contracting Parties. It will enter ...

The Children’s Commissioner for England is calling on members of the House of Lords to support a key amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would establish national thresholds for ...

Mark Jones, Barrister, No 5 An article covering the recent rollout of Pathfinder from a practitioner in Birmingham. This article initially focusses on the legal framework and objectives of Pathfinder ...

Lizzie Smith Partner Family Team Stephens Scown LLP. Thousands of children each year across the globe are caught up in war. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has seen more than 2.5 million children ...

Two decisions in 2024 reveal a paradox about the termination of pregnancies by women declared to be incapacitous under the Mental Health Act 2005, s 2. The court has accepted that s 4(4) of the Act ...

Simon Bruce has spent more than 40 years practising family law. He’s seen the field evolve, led high-stakes cases and helped shape the careers of countless younger lawyers. Now, as a judge for the ...

Nicola Gabrielle Ho, Pupil barrister, Parkside Chambers, Hong Kong The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (the ‘Act’) was signed into law on 29 April 2021, which finally solidified the then Government’s promise ...

“Refuge has been clear: if the Government is serious about its pledge to halve VAWG, it must back that commitment with ...

Hannah Rought-Brooks considers the legal framework, post Brexit, for placing children outside the jurisdiction in the EU during or at the conclusion of care proceedings. The Hague Convention now ...

I asked clients, colleagues and an IFA specialising in divorce what they thought a ‘good’ financial settlement looked like. The common thread in their answers was not, as you might expect, that it’s ...