Baroness Deech argues that young women are being effectively dissuaded from pursuing careers as finding a rich man is all they need to do under the current system.
Full story: The Telegraph
Statistics show January divorce spike is no myth
Family lawyers braced for busy new-year period with divorce instructions up 27% on average.
Full story: Family Law
Full story: Family Law
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Lack of social workers puts vulnerable children at risk
Vulnerable children are being put at risk, it is claimed, because councils are unable to fill vacant child social worker posts.
Full story: The Independent
Full story: The Independent
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Chef and author Lorraine Pascale is new Fostering Ambassador
Lorraine Pascale to bring the same enthusiasm and dedication seen in the kitchen to support some of the country’s most vulnerable children.
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Full story: Department for Education
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Judge accuses 'well-heeled' parents of using children as 'weapons' in bitter divorce battle
Judge Jeremy Lea criticises the 'intelligent, well-educated and well-heeled' couple in a written ruling following a family court hearing in Nottingham.
Full story: The Telegraph
Full story: The Telegraph
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New family court centre opens in East London
A new family court in East London was today opened by the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, and minister Simon Hughes.
Full story: Family Law
Full story: Family Law
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Volume of family mediation starts 46 per cent down on pre-LASPO levels
According to figures published by the Ministry of Justice, the number of family mediations getting underway is still 46 per cent down on pre-LASPO levels.
Full story: Family Law
Full story: Family Law
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Russian academic 'brainwashed' sons abducted in London
A Russian academic "abducted" his two sons from London and "brainwashed" them, the High Court has heard.
Full story: BBC News
Full story: BBC News
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Latest adoption scorecards published
Stats set out performance of English local authorities for year to 31st March 2014.
Full story: Family Law Week
Full story: Family Law Week
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The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2014
These Rules amend the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 to make provision in relation to the allocation in the family court of certain proceedings under Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12th June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters.
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Representation slumps in family law
The proportion of private family law cases in which both parties were represented has almost halved since legal aid reforms were introduced.
Full story: Law Society Gazette
Full story: Law Society Gazette
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New domestic abuse law on controlling behaviour unveiled
A new domestic abuse offence for "coercive and controlling behaviour" within relationships has been announced by the home secretary.
Full story: BBC News
Full story: BBC News
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Family court statistics quarterly
A collection giving National Statistics on activity in the family courts of England and Wales.
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Full story: Ministry of Justice
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Sixty four per cent of separated parents now choosing to work together
More than 6 out of 10 separated parents using the new Child Maintenance Service are now choosing to make their own financial arrangements.
Full story: Department for Work and Pensions
Full story: Department for Work and Pensions
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Judge uses Shakespeare's 'King Lear' to decide divorce settlement figure
A High Court judge who was attempting to decide the settlement figure in a divorce case admitted he turned to the works of William Shakespeare for help.
Full story: The Independent
Full story: The Independent
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Family court transparency ‘will result in death’ – commissioner
A senior government adviser has warned that children will be at greater risk of suicide if family court proceedings are opened up to greater publicity.
Full story: Law Society Gazette
Full story: Law Society Gazette
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Fall in parents applying for child maintenance help continues as charges bite
New government figures indicate thousands more parents are being deterred from seeking help from the new Child Maintenance Service after fees were brought in this summer, warns Gingerbread.
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Failures by social services led to death of baby
Review finds Child A died after being left in care of mother who was known to have taken heroin throughout pregnancy.
Full story: The Guardian
Full story: The Guardian
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Social workers must not ‘shy away’ from adoption – top family judge
Sir James Munby seeks to head off collapse in adoption placements warning that children could be put at risk by new obsession with keeping them with relatives ‘at all costs’.
Full story: The Telegraph
Full story: The Telegraph
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New divorce service will ‘spark a sea-change’ in how separation is handled
HJA's fixed-fee offering said to appeal to middle-income families hoping to avoid the 'appalling profligacy' of legal expenditure.
Full story: Solicitors Journal
Full story: Solicitors Journal
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£339m payout ‘could see fewer couples divorce in UK’
London could lose its reputation as the divorce capital of the world, lawyers have warned after details of a High Court judgment involving the largest settlement of its kind were published last Friday.
Full story: Law Society Gazette
Full story: Law Society Gazette
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Removal of legal aid top concern according to Grant Thornton annual matrimonial survey
The increased number of litigants in person has attracted a strong response from family lawyers in this year's Grant Thornton matrimonial survey.
Full story: Family Law
Full story: Family Law
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Father treated ‘like Kafka character’ by Family Court – top judge
High Court judge likens treatment of father by the Family Court to the storyline of Franz Kafka’s The Trial.
Full story: The Telegraph
Full story: The Telegraph
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Challenge to domestic violence legal aid changes
Four in 10 victims of domestic violence are unable to meet the government’s requirements for claiming legal aid a campaign group backed by the Law Society said as a challenge to the lawfulness of changes to legal aid for domestic violence victims reached the High Court today.
Full story: Law Society Gazette
Full story: Law Society Gazette
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Cohabitation Rights Bill goes to Committee stage
Today the Cohabitation Rights Bill, introduced by Lords Marks, had its second reading in the House of Lords and passed through to Committee stage.
Full story: Resolution
Full story: Resolution
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15% of parents contacting Child Maintenance Options choose an ‘effective’ family-based arrangement
A report by the Department for Work and Pensions has produced numbers and percentages of (what it terms) effective family-based arrangements made by separated parents after contacting the Child Maintenance Options service.
Full story: Family Law Week
Full story: Family Law Week
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Adoptions in year to March 2014 rose by 26%
Number of looked after children in England and Wales continues to rise slightly.
Full story: Family Law Week
Full story: Family Law Week
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Muslim 'wives' discover that they have no marriage rights
A report by Aurat:Supporting Women, a West Midlands charity which supports victims of honour-based violence, seeks to expose the vulnerability which, it says, Muslim women living in Islamic 'marriages' in the UK are experiencing.
Full story: Family Law Week
Full story: Family Law Week
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The High Court (Distribution of Business) Order 2014 (SI 2014/3257)
This Order assigns to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court all applications for writs of habeas corpus, except applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor, and assigns to Family Division of the High Court all applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor.
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Oil executive loses £2m home in divorce battle
A millionaire oil industry executive who hid his true wealth from his ex-wife deserved everything he got when she won the keys to their £2 million home, the Appeal Court has ruled.
Full story: Evening Standard
Full story: Evening Standard
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Eight-year-old British girl 'unlawfully' taken to US by mother
Jessica Monkman is thought to be living in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her mother Natalie Lewis, who defied a court order not to take her abroad, say lawyers for her "heartbroken" father.
Full story: The Telegraph
Full story: The Telegraph
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Research highlights extreme vulnerability of victims of CSE
Victims may think their relationships with perpetrators are ‘consensual’.
Full story: Family Law Week
Full story: Family Law Week
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Legal experts reveal concerns regarding proposals for a proposed ‘streamlined procedure’
Lawyers representing two vulnerable adults in a case which will have major consequences for all of those affected by Deprivation of Liberty applications have been given permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal concerning proposals recommended by the President of the Court of Protection for a new ‘streamlined procedure’.
Full story: Family Law
Full story: Family Law
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Cafcass private law demand
In November 2014, Cafcass received a total of 3,171 new private law cases. This is a 9% decrease on November 2013 levels.
Full story: Cafcass
Full story: Cafcass
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Care applications in November 2014
In November 2014, Cafcass received a total of 885 applications. This figure represents a 7% increase compared to those received in November 2013.
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Full story: Cafcass
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Same sex civil partnerships can be turned into marriages
Many of the civil partnerships formed by same sex couples over the past decade expected to be converted into marriages.
Full story: The Guardian
Full story: The Guardian
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Baroness Claire Tyler reappointed as the Chair of Cafcass
The Secretary of State announces today the reappointment of Baroness Claire Tyler as the Chair of Cafcass for 3 years from 24 January 2015.
Full story: Ministry of Justice
Full story: Ministry of Justice
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Appointment of 5 members of the Family Procedure Rule Committee
Lord Chancellor appoints Jane Harris, Hannah Perry, Dylan Jones, Michael Horton and William Tyler QC as new members of the Family Procedure Rule Committee.
Full story: Ministry of Justice
Full story: Ministry of Justice
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Judge rules Jehovah’s Witness boy can receive blood transfusion
High court ruling says decision made in youngster’s best interests despite religious objections from parents.
Full story: The Guardian
Full story: The Guardian
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Judge issues ultimatum after ‘absurd’ £1.3m family dispute
A judge has taken the unusual step of removing most case documents from court and giving partners a final ultimatum to settle their separation dispute.
Full story: Law Society Gazette
Full story: Law Society Gazette
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Supreme Court hears wife’s appeal in Vince v Wyatt
On Monday, 8th December, and Tuesday, 9th December, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal by the wife in the case of Vince v Wyatt [2013] EWCA Civ 495.
Full story: Family Law Week
Full story: Family Law Week
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Legal aid procedures causing problems for the Family Court, says the President
Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, says that problems with the quality of decision-making by the Legal Aid Agency, and the complexity of the process for applying for legal aid, is, in some private family law cases, skewing the court process , and risks undermining positive outcomes for children and parents.
Full story: Family Law Week
Full story: Family Law Week
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Legal aid slashed with no thought for consequences, MoJ chief admits
The legal aid bill is being slashed by £300m without research into the potential effect of the cuts, the most senior civil servant at the Ministry of Justice has admitted.
Full story: The Independent
Full story: The Independent
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Court of Protection judge hits out at expense of cases costing £9,000 a month
A judge has sharply criticised the delay and expense of proceedings in the Court of Protection, describing the relevant procedural rules as “inadequate”.
Full story: Local Government Lawyer
Full story: Local Government Lawyer
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Council childcare lawyer sees rise in use of e-Courtbundles after pilot success
There is huge scope for the use of e-Courtbundles in care proceedings, a solicitor leading a pilot project between Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottinghamshire Family Court has predicted.
Full story: Local Government Lawyer
Full story: Local Government Lawyer
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Couple launch legal challenge against ban on heterosexual civil partnerships
Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan launch judicial review after trying to hold ceremony at town hall and being turned away.
Full story: The Guardian
Full story: The Guardian
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'Manipulative' tycoon Didier Thiry ordered to pay ex-wife £17m
Property investor showed "sadistic side to personality" since relationship with Alisa Thiry broke down, High Court judge says as he awards £17m payout.
Full story: The Telegraph
Full story: The Telegraph
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