International family law update – president issues guidance
In an ever-expanding cosmopolitan family law landscape, Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division,…
May 24, 2016 By Edward Bidder
Thinking about the children in a divorce
Divorce or separation are especially hard when children are involved. Mark Smith, family law partner,…
April 8, 2016 By Mark Smith
Case study: international child abduction appeal
In the judgment given on 3 February 2016, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal by…
April 1, 2016 By Stephens Scown
Local authority criticised for quality of Section 7 report
Mr Justice MacDonald delivered a scathing assessment of a Section 7 report prepared by a…
March 15, 2016 By Philippa Leaity
The importance of the full assessment of special guardians
Following our article regarding the importance of special guardianship orders and assessments being undertaken fully…
March 4, 2016 By Edward Bidder
Where do you live? Losing and gaining habitual residence
In cases concerning children where there is an international element, a first step is to…
February 25, 2016 By Bill Wilkins
Using special guardianship properly
The concept of special guardianship orders have been with us for some years. It is…
February 25, 2016 By Bill Wilkins
Special guardianship orders – findings review
The Department for Education has released a report of its review of special guardianship orders…
January 27, 2016 By Edward Bidder
An unhappy New Year as ‘Divorce Day’ looms
While Christmas and New Year are meant to be happy times, the fact is that…
January 11, 2016 By Stephens Scown
Revenge porn: the rise in reported cases
In April 2015 the government introduced via the Criminal Courts and Justice Act 2015 a…
December 11, 2015 By Peter Marshall
Court makes female genital mutilation protection order
A Court has found real concern for a child’s safety after her mother took her…
December 11, 2015 By Stephens Scown
The unforeseen consequences of living with a partner
It is widely recognised that upon relationship breakdown unmarried couples do not have the same…
September 23, 2015 By Sarah Atkinson