‘New family court guidance to protect children from violent parents during custody disputes is “lifesaving,” domestic violence campaigners say.’
BBC News, 29th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two high profile cases concerning the approach of public authorities towards religion and identity, where the care and future of looked after children were concerned, have featured this summer.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th September 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Gillian Geddes, barrister, of Hind Court considers the correct focus for public law arguments in support of parents with learning disabilities being allowed to care for their children.’
Family Law Week, 20th September 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A refuse collector has been jailed for supplying drugs to a 15-year-old girl shortly before she collapsed and died.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, and HM Inspectorate of Probation have published a report examining the multi-agency response to children living with domestic abuse, along with inspections of local area services.’
Family Law, 20th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘In Wolverhampton City Council v JA & Ors [2017] EWFC 62, Keehan J dealt with a care case which involved allegations of sexual abuse of two young girls. They were aged 13 (X) and 12 (Y) at the time of his judgment. The proceedings are continuing. There were a variety of allegations against the children’s father and two male friends of the mother dating back nearly ten years.’
Family Law, 20th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Resolving the complexities of family life across international borders is notoriously complex. However, with Britain’s impending withdrawal from the EU casting an unexpected shadow over the certainty of established legislation, children and their families face an additional layer of difficulty as Britain attempts to untangle itself from existing EU regulations. To manage increasing anxiety, the Government has recently published its vision of the UK’s future partnership with the EU on this key issue entitled “Providing a cross-border civil judicial cooperation framework”. What does this tell us about how international children law disputes will be decided post-Brexit? Are we any clearer as to what impact this will have on the children caught up in these disputes?’
Family Law, 14th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Southwark Council has now said it has found an interim placement for a troubled teenager after criticism from a judge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The LASPO ‘safety net’ was leaving thousands of lone migrant children at ‘serious risk’, according to a report published by the Children’s Society last month. As a result of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, support for all non-asylum immigration claims was cut subject to its controversial exception case funding (ECF) scheme.’
Legal Voice, 5th September 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘A judge has ruled a Christian girl should live with a family member in a case in which it was claimed she was placed with a Muslim foster family.’
BBC News, 30th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Taxi laws need urgently updating to combat child sexual exploitation, councils have warned.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Jennifer Kotilaine, barrister of 3PB, reflects on the various ways in which the application of children law has adapted to the internet and social media and on the further adaptations that may lie ahead.’
Family Law Week, 17th August 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews a range of recent important public law cases.’
Family Law Week, 9th August 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Michael Jones, barrister, Deans Court Chambers, Manchester, considers the lessons to be learned from the case of X which attracted considerable attention in the mainstream media.’
Family Law Week, 15th August 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Children whose fathers are in jail are being punished by rules which limit visits if prisoners do not behave well enough, says Barnardo’s.
BBC News, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A controversial agreement between the Association of Directors of Children’s Services and Cafcass over children’s care proceedings has been scrapped.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd August 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Rosalind English discusses with David Hart QC a recent challenge to the refusal by the NHS to fund a specialist drug for a child suffering from a metabolic condition.’
Law Pod UK, 17th August 2017
Source: audioboom.com
‘The parents of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler have appeared via video link from their respective prisons at an inquest hearing into the death of their daughter, and interrupted the proceedings several times.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Maria Wright, PhD Student at the University of Bristol, addresses how courts must now approach Article 15 transfers of public law proceedings in the light of CJEU and Supreme Court judgments.’
Family Law Week, 9th August 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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