Family

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

Family

David Burrows considers the fairness of delayed lump sum payments when recession hits

Re X and Y (Bundles) [2008] EWHC 2058 (Fam)

Re R (a child)(fact finding hearing) [2008] All ER (D) 243 (Jul)

When can (or will) Jersey courts enforce English orders? By David Barry