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Nick Smallwood weighs up the legal reality of social media bans: what would they mean for platforms, parents & regulators?

Rising numbers of cases, an increase in litigants in person and an overall lack of investment is piling pressure on the family court, the Law Society has warned

Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster

The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour

Charlotte Coyle sets out what modern families & practitioners need to know after Cator v Thynn

A landmark ruling has reshaped child clinical negligence claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Jodi Newton, head of birth and paediatric negligence at Osbornes Law, explains how the Supreme Court in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5 has overturned Croke v Wiseman, ending the long-standing bar on children recovering ‘lost years’ earnings

The Supreme Court has transformed the law for child personal injury claimants: Jodi Newton sets out the implications for practitioners

The presumption of parental involvement is to be abolished, the Lord Chancellor David Lammy has confirmed

Lawyers have until 26 May to share their views on the best way to protect children from harm online

A £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs has been made to the leading UK charity tackling international parental child abduction and the movement of children across international borders

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Slater Heelis—Probate & Court of Protection team

Slater Heelis brings Probate and Court of Protection expertise together with new dedicated team

Clarke Willmott—Antonia Power

Antonia Power joins Clarke Willmott in Taunton

Haynes Boone—Chris Acton

Chris Acton joins Haynes Boone as chair of UK derivatives platform

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NLJ this week: Practice pointers

Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

NLJ this week: Follow the assets

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

NLJ this week: Budget blowback

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget

NLJ this week: Climate counsel

Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice

NLJ this week: Beyond HR

Workplace bullying and harassment can no longer be left solely to HR, as financial regulation scrutinises culture, character and fitness

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Child law

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Slater Heelis—Probate & Court of Protection team

Clarke Willmott—Antonia Power

Haynes Boone—Chris Acton