Under sections 65 and 66 of the Domestic Abuse Act, the court will appoint a qualified legal representative (QLR) to ...

Domestic abuse (DA) remains one of the most pressing issues within child protection systems. A recent meeting of the Quality Circle, chaired by Gemma Taylor KC and featuring Professor Brid ...

Cost Update for Child Abduction and Wardship. When reviewing current costs limitation for Child Abduction and Wardship it has ...

HMCTS recently updated their guidance on ‘Sharing Information outside of court in family proceedings’. Sharing information ...

In this article the author considers the law and practice surrounding modern cremation and the cremation aspects of the Law Commission’s recent consultation paper on Burial and Cremation. Cremation is ...

Most will agree that the relationship between the 1980 and 1996 Hague Conventions is a match made in heaven. However the intersection between the 1970 Hague Evidence Convention and the 1980 Hague ...

A look at some of the problems that can be encountered when enforcing financial remedy orders. The article is not a comprehensive overview. It briefly considers how to approach enforcement proceedings ...

In January 2024, Theis J declined to discharge a child arrangements order for contact between a surrogate mother and a child created for a same-sex couple. The judge also declined the application by ...

This article was written in support of National Pro Bono Week, running from 2–6 November 2015. National Pro Bono Week is a nationwide campaign to celebrate the range and impact of voluntary free legal ...

What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis? I'm an independent social worker/trainer. I spend most of my time delivering training to practitioners and managers in numerous local ...