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Divorce Bill victory
Three decades of campaigning for no-fault divorce came to fruition this week as the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill cleared its final parliamentary stages
17 June 2020
Supreme Court clarifies sibling rights
A sibling’s Art 8 right to family life is not breached by denial of ‘relevant person’ status in public law cases where their younger brother or sister is in local authority care, the Supreme Court has held
17 June 2020
Could “Alternative” be the new norm in Family Law? Premium Content
The Family Online Mediation and Arbitration Service (FOMAS) 
17 June 2020
Fault-free divorce
Family lawyers were keeping a watchful eye on events in Westminster this week as the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill reached its final stages
16 June 2020
Family pulls together
‘The Road Ahead’ set out for family courts
10 June 2020
Surrogacy: Finding middle ground Premium Content
Adele Pullarp & Chris Bryden discuss the potential for improving the surrogacy process for both parents & surrogates—& advocate its modernisation
10 June 2020 / Adele Pullarp / Chris Bryden
High earners & sacrificed careers Premium Content
Stacey Nevin reports on the nuances of a successful appeal for ‘relationship generated disadvantage’
04 June 2020 / Stacey Nevin
Remote justice causing headaches
Judges suffering eyestrain, headaches and tiredness from hours in front of a screen is one ‘unanticipated’ disadvantage of the remote access family court, Sir Alistair MacDonald has revealed
26 May 2020
Anti-vaccination parents lose consent dispute
Local authorities have the power to arrange routine vaccinations for healthy children in their care despite the parents’ opposition, the Court of Appeal has held
26 May 2020
Transparency: striking a balance Premium Content
A sheikh, two wards & their mother: David Burrows analyses a case which pits freedom of expression against a respect for family life
20 May 2020 / David Burrows
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Court delays weigh heavily on children
Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found
NLJ this week: Redrawing boundaries for fiduciary duties and motor finance claims
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
NLJ this week: BBC’s open justice bid fails in care proceedings
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
NLJ this week: Parliamentary privilege—shield or sword?
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
NLJ this week: Litigation funding must serve justice, not failure
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
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