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Re Webster [2009] EWCA Civ 59, [2009] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)

Court of Appeal, Civil Division Wall, Moore-Bick and Wilson LJJ, 11 February 2009

The Children Act in Practice

Richard White, AP Carr, Nigel Lowe & Alistair MacDonald

Lexis Nexis, £45.00, ISBN: 9781405725354

David Williams charts the changing approach to the representation of children in Hague Convention cases

The statutory legacy for bereaved spouses and civil partners has been doubled (from 1 February 2009).

Is now the time to turn your pre-nup into a post-nup? Asks Mark Irving

Re G (a child)(order: restriction on applications) [2008] EWCA Civ 1468; [2009] All ER (D) 60 (Jan)

Re P (children) (contact) [2008] EWCA Civ 1431, [2009] All ER (D) 55 (Jan)

Bird v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWHC 3159 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 250 (Dec)

Gary Yan reports on the exceptional use of s 91(14) prohibition

John Cooper on child protection post Baby P

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

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