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NLJ this week: Child abductions on holiday (Pt 2)
In the second in a series of articles in NLJ on child abductions, Mani Singh Basi looks at cases where children go on holiday and are not returned home. 
30 September 2022
Holiday abductions: far from home (Pt 2) Premium Content
Mani Singh Basi examines the benefits & limitations of the Hague Convention in child abduction cases
30 September 2022 / Mani Singh Basi
Of magic circles & ‘financial remedies courts’ Premium Content
David Burrows reflects on the state of family law & considers the chances of alignment of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 with the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
23 September 2022 / David Burrows
Cast your vote now for the Family Law Awards
The shortlist for the annual LexisNexis Family Law Awards is out—and your vote is required.
21 September 2022
Domestic abuse & the family courts (Pt 2) Premium Content
Is there any hope on the horizon for much needed reform to the treatment of domestic abuse cases? Cris McCurley reports
02 September 2022 / Cris McCurley
NLJ this week: What became of the ‘harm report’ recommendations?
A 2020 report raised hopes that much-needed change was coming to the treatment of domestic abuse cases in the family courts, but what has happened since? 
02 September 2022
Child cruelty sentences raised
Tougher sentences for child cruelty could be introduced, along with a higher culpability threshold for the most serious cases, under draft guidelines from the Sentencing Council
12 August 2022
Risks of cohabiting

The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has highlighted the risks faced by cohabitants on relationship breakdown or the death of a partner, in a report last week, 'The rights of cohabiting partners'

12 August 2022
Delay, defamation & domestic abuse
A procedural morass in the making? David Burrows discusses the urgent need for clarity in domestic abuse proceedings
05 August 2022 / David Burrows
Donors: assessing parental responsibility
What rights do gamete donors have in relation to their biological children? Fiona Lyon reports on the latest from the courts
29 July 2022 / Fiona Lyon
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Law reform ahead
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
Online safety against serious harm
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Bullying & harassment at the Bar
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
The Sentencing Bill: Crime & punishment revisited
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
Billionaire divorce saga ‘lifeline’
The ex-wife of a Russian billionaire has won her bid to bring her financial relief claim in London, in a unanimous Court of Appeal decision
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