‘The scope of the inquiry into sexual crimes against children must not be narrowed. Until we address the horrors of the past, there can be no moving on.’
The Guardian, 12th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two so-called “child houses” are to be set up to support victims of sexual abuse and help them through the court process, the home secretary has said.’
BBC News, 10th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Jennifer Kotilaine, barrister of 42 Bedford Row, analyses the duties of local authorities to unaccompanied migrant children in the light of the House of Lords European Union Select Committee’s recent critical report on the subject.’
Family Law Week, 1st September 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A schoolboy died when the toxic fumes produced by a petrol pump designed to keep his family home from flooding poisoned him in his sleep, a coroner has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected the case of a nine-year-old British girl demanding Theresa May’s government do more to help her father, who has been kidnapped by the Ethiopian authorities and now faces an impending death sentence.’
The Independent, 7th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A government review into representation of children in public law cases could lead to lawyers being removed at certain stages in proceedings.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A third of homeless 16 and 17-year-old offenders in England and Wales are being placed in unsafe or unsuitable accommodation, a report has found.’
BBC News, 7th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old boy with mental health problems was held in police cells for two nights over the non-payment of a small fine, in a case that is now being challenged in the courts.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘For most people, their wedding is a momentous, happy occasion. Sadly, this is not the case for everyone. More than 15 million girls under 18 are married each year, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.’
RightsInfo, 1st September 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
‘A separated couple called their three-year-old daughter different names, a family court judge has heard.’
The Independent, 30th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Another allocation judicial review, related, but perhaps distinct from the line of ‘reasonable preference’ cases we have previously seen. The issue, in part, Islington’s use of a ‘points threshold’ for allowing bidding for properties, though not for qualification to the register.’
Nearly Legal, 29th August 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A mother who killed a great-gradmother and left her own five-year-old daughter paralysed in a head-on horror crash has escaped jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police say they cannot take further action over claims from the mother of a murder victim that she is being taunted online by the killer.’
BBC News, 30th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A baby boy whose father advocates the use of “harmful alternative medication” should be taken into council care, a family court judge has decided.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The family courts must plan on the basis that there will continue to be significant increases in care cases, the President of the Family Division has warned.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An advert for bookmaker Ladbrokes featuring Marvel superhero Iron Man has been banned over fears it would appeal to children.’
BBC News, 24th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The death of a toddler at the hands of his abusive family shocked the nation in 2007, and led to the sacking and demonisation of Sharon Shoesmith, head of Haringey children’s services. But was she just a scapegoat?’
The Guardian, 19th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘John Tughan QC, 4 Paper Buildings, reviews recent decisions relevant to public children lawyers, including two important recent decisions of the Court of Appeal.’
Family Law Week, 11th August 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Edward Heaton, Principal Associate and Jane Booth, Associate, both of Mills & Reeve LLP, analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during July 2016.’
Family Law Week, 7th August 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Medical experts and campaigners have criticised the government’s childhood obesity strategy as weak and embarrassing, and accused policymakers of throwing away the best chance to tackle the culture of unhealthy eating that is crippling the NHS. The government’s measures, centred on the sugar tax announced by George Osborne in March, rely on voluntary action by the food and drink industry and are shorn of any restrictions on junk food marketing and advertising.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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