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Treharne v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] All ER (D) 120 (Sep)

Family lawyers cite financial disincentives for issuing child protection orders

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What rights do women have to conceal their pregnancy from the fathers-to-be? Julie O'Malley explores the issues

Family lawyers say root causes of disputed contact arrangements need to be addressed

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

Re W [2008] EWCA Civ 538, [2008] All ER (D) 258 (May)

Dorothea Gartland considers the impact of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 on placement orders

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

Law firm mfg Solicitors announces promotions at Ludlow office

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints partner in Leeds residential team

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

NEWS
Calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 have been renewed, with the Bar Council arguing the current threshold criminalises children too early and risks pushing them towards lifelong offending
The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk
Law firms should use the transition period before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumes anti-money laundering (AML) supervision to strengthen governance and compliance, experts have warned
Cross-border disputes increasingly demand creative approaches to gathering evidence, with litigators needing to look beyond traditional letters of request
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified the distinction between contracts of 'indefinite' and 'perpetual' duration, with potentially significant implications for commercial drafting
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