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Children • 30 Aug 2018

The protection of children and their rights in relation to the use of Secure Accommodation Orders, Deprivation of Liberty Orders made under the Inherent Jurisdiction and the Court of Protection

In this article we will consider the powers of the Family Court to deprive a child of their liberty by use of secure accommodation orders and other orders...

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Domestic Violence • 20 Aug 2018

What is the current position in respect of public funding for women’s refuges?

In October 2017, a 54-page document was drafted by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Work and Pensions...

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Domestic Violence • 13 Aug 2018

New Zealand introduces domestic violence leave

New Zealand MP, Jan Logie, initially proposed a new bill that introduced paid employment leave for victims of domestic violence in December 2016...

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Domestic Violence • 6 Aug 2018

Action needed to improve protection against violence for women and girls

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has submitted a report to the UN outlining the action needed to improve protection against violence for women...

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Family Law News • 26 Jul 2018

Is it the end for the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) National Unit?

The Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) were pioneered by the retired District Judge Nicholas Crichton in London in January 2008 on a trial basis...

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Divorce News • 16 Jul 2018

Thum v Thum [2018] EWCA Civ 624

The Court of Appeal recently had to determine the issue of effective service of divorce proceedings under Article 16 of Council Regulation...

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Family Law News • 9 Jul 2018

Supreme Court decides law on civil partnerships is incompatible with European Convention on Human Rights

On 27th June 2018 the Supreme Court unanimously decided that the UK’s law on civil partnerships was incompatible with Article 14...

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Family Law News • 5 Jul 2018

The development of the law in relation to forced marriage in the United Kingdom

Until relatively recently, forced marriage was not a specific criminal offence, nor were there protective measures within...

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Children • 28 Jun 2018

AB v CD [2018] EWHC 1590 (Fam)

Jemma Dally, Head of our Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility team, acted for the applicant step-father in the reported case of....

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Domestic Violence • 15 Jun 2018

Domestic Abuse Bill consultation and the Law Society’s response

On the 31 May, the Government published a consultation in preparation for the new Domestic Abuse Bill, which was proposed...

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Children • 5 Jun 2018

Support and Guidance for Special Guardians

A Special Guardianship Order is an order which places a child in the long-term care of someone other than their parent...

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Family Finance • 15 May 2018

Thompson v Ragget and others [2018] EWHC 688

If a cohabiting couple do not make wills and one passes away, the survivor has no statutory right to inherit under the intestacy rules. However...

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