DDJs sitting in civil work undertake a large bulk of administrative work in boxwork. This work realistically keeps the wheels of the County Court turning. Case management decisions taken in boxwork ...

In a complex judgment relating to the forced marriage of SA a seriously mentally impaired woman Moylan LJ recounted the history behind the enactment of the Family Law Act 1986 (‘FLA 1986’) and ...

Daniel Currie considers whether the ‘absolute bar’ on making use of things said or done at an FDR will withstand modern developments. He explores the history of the rules relating to FDR privilege and ...

Until relatively recently practitioners dealing with financial remedy work were rarely troubled by the issue of costs at the conclusion of a contested final hearing. However with the introduction from ...

The Children’s Commissioner has published a new report as to the deaths of Children In Need. ‘Child in need’ is an umbrella term including looked after children, children on a child protection plan, ...

This article explores the complexities surrounding customary marriages focusing on their legal recognition and the possible implications for individuals who have entered into both customary and civil ...

Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, breaks down everything you need to know about AlphaBiolabs’ industry-leading laboratory testing services for legal matters. From professional ...

This article assesses some recently published statistics for 2022 on joint and sole notifications of divorce and civil partnership dissolution – these statistics being the first to map the effect of ...

Three recent decisions considered whether a Nuptial Agreement (‘NA’) should be upheld. The contexts were varied: in one before a District Judge the parties were middle class legal professionals with ...

In the UK, more than a third of children in families with a child aged under 5 are living in poverty. Growing up in poverty can affect early childhood development, education and future life chances.

Most children are well-served by the education sector and, in social care, life-changing work is being done for children and young people every day. However, education and social care professionals ...

On 11 December 2024 the CPS announced that Urfaqn Sharif, father of Sara Sharif, a ten year old girl, and stepmother, Beinash Batool, had been convicted of her murder. Sara’s uncle, Faisal Malik, who ...