Family

The government has missed an opportunity to establish a legal definition of honour-based abuse, Imran Khodabocus, director, the Family Law Company, writes in this week’s NLJ. A recommendation that this be done was made by the Women and Equalities Committee but rejected by the government in September

Due to advances in research, technology, and techniques, AlphaBiolabs can now offer alcohol testing for head hair samples that are just 1cm in length

In his second article on anonymisation in family proceedings, David Burrows considers what, in law, does anonymisation mean?

The Court of Appeal has clarified the relevant date for assessing habitual residence during Hague Child Protection Convention proceedings

In a second update on financial settlements, David Burrows focuses on couples’ agreements & issues a plea for change

In the first of two articles on anonymisation in family proceedings, David Burrows considers what is meant by judicial comity across all courts

Cafcass has this week activated its prioritisation protocol for the London area following discussions with judges in West London, East London and the Central family courts

In the first of two articles on anonymisation in family proceedings, NLJ columnist and family law solicitor-advocate David Burrows looks at the issue of judicial comity

How can the courts define & deal with cases of parental alienation? David Emmerson weighs up the causes of unjustified hostility & the importance of maintaining family contact

Parental alienation has attracted some controversy. In this week’s NLJ, David Emmerson, of Anthony Gold Solicitors, considers a recent case in which the court ordered that a mother have no further direct or indirect contact with her children following a series of incidents including having an intermediary give the children tracking devices ad mobile phones which they were to keep secret from their father