News in brief
Re F-H (children) (fact-finding hearing) [2008] EWCA Civ 1249, [2008] All ER (D) 150 (Nov)
Case of Baby P highlights fl aws in the care system
Will a new contact regime tame recalcitrant parents? asks Simon Blain
Child protection
Government seeking to reduce burden on statutory schemes
Re S (a child) (placement order: revocation) [2008] All ER (D) 48 (Oct)
Family lawyers cite financial disincentives for issuing child protection orders
Dorothea Gartland discusses the difficulties of obtaining parental responsibility orders prior to adoption
Re A (a child) (joint residence: parental responsibility) [2008] EWCA Civ 867, [2008] 3 FCR 107
HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire
Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing
Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push
Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency