“Cross-border legal disputes involving child abduction and custody rows have more than doubled in the past two years, according to the judicial office specialising in international family cases.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The President of the Family Division has issued this update on the process of reform.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th April 2013
Sorce: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Andrew Pack, care lawyer with Brighton & Hove City Council, examines the routes available to a local authority to return a case to court if the care plan goes awry.”
Family Law Week, 10th April 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Children involved in family law cases will face extra uncertainty following a High Court ruling on the funding of expert witnesses, the Law Society has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th April 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Transparency in family justice is an issue that cannot be swept under the carpet.”
Pink Tape, 29th March 2013
Source: www.pinktape.co.uk
“Deirdre Fottrell, barrister of Coram Chambers, reviews recent cases involving human rights issues which are of significance to family lawyers.”
Family Law Week, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Andrew Pack, care lawyer with Brighton & Hove City Council, considers the court’s powers to compel a local authority to meet the costs of a particular action.”
Family Law Week, 2nd March 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“A senior judge has made an important ruling in favour of transparency in the family courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Judges dealing with sensitive issues – including child custody – in the family courts have had hate mail sent to their homes, been physically attacked and been victims of attempted assaults in court buildings, according to information obtained by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings considers three important recent judgments in Children private law proceedings.”
Family Law Week, 13th February 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“Many children who end up in care are never interviewed by the judge who makes the decision to remove them from their families, according to a report by an influential group of MPs and child protection experts.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Charities warned that Government plans for a radical overhaul of family law including the introduction of shared parental leave would do little to help improve the lives of the most vulnerable children.”
The Independent, 5th February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“New rules come into force today which will mean judges can streamline proceedings in family courts by reducing the number of expert witnesses who have to give evidence.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st January 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“New measures have been introduced to ensure child care cases are dealt with more quickly and effectively in family courts. This is so children and families are spared unnecessary delays and the cost to taxpayers is reduced.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st January 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“This plan sets out the actions the Board and its partners will take to achieve the Government’s vision of a family justice system that supports the delivery of the best possible outcomes for all children who come into contact with it.”
Action Plan to Improve the Performance of the Family Justice System (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 24th January 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Rodney Noon, solicitor, looks at the scope for bringing a family law case back before the first instance court and asking it to ‘think again’.”
Family Law Week, 8th January 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse December’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”
Family Law Week, 4th January 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
In re K (Children) (Direction to Investigate: Jurisdiction) [2012] EWCA Civ 1549; [2012] WLR (D) 364
“In family proceedings the court had jurisdiction to make more than one order under section 37 of the Children Act 1989 directing a local authority to investigate a child’s circumstances and consider issuing care proceedings. Where a judge was satisfied that the local authority either had not complied with the initial section 37 direction or had conducted an investigation which failed to a significant degree to engage with the court’s concerns, the court could extend or renew its section 37 direction.”
WLR Daily, 29th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Spotlight On Reform (PDF)
Speech by Mr. Justice Ryder
The Association of Lawyers For Children National Conference, 16th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
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