Handling cases involving children under public law requires a deep understanding of statutory frameworks and judicial precedents. Equip yourself with the essential tools and insights needed to advocate effectively for vulnerable young clients. From care proceedings to supervision orders, ensure you're informed on the latest developments and best practices shaping this sensitive area of family law.
Family analysis: The final View from Sir Andrew McFarlane as the President of the Family Division highlights the nationwide rollout of the Child...
Family analysis: The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued new consolidated guidance on allocation and gatekeeping for...
Family analysis: A 75% costs order made against the father by Nicholas Allen KC (sitting as a deputy High Court judge) in long-running private law...
Family analysis: Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), Practice Direction (PD) Update No 1 of 2026 has been issued setting out amendments to several...
Procedure—Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989This Practice Note sets out the procedural requirements in relation to an application under Schedule 1 to...
Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997This Practice Note explains the six criminal offences that may be committed under the...
Striking out a statement of caseThis Practice Note explains the court's power to strike out a statement of case. It summarises the grounds on which a...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidA void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a...
Can an adult apply to revoke an adoption order that was made during their minority?The adoption of a child severs all the child’s legal ties with their birth family and establishes a new legal relationship with the child’s adoptive family. The law does allow for applications to revoke an adoption
Can the court, within care proceedings, make a non-molestation order of its own motion that prevents a parent from entering the family home?Section 42(2)(b) of the Family Law Act 1996 (FLA 1996) provides the court with the power to make a non-molestation order of its own motion in any family
Public children—threshold criteriaThis Practice Note details the threshold criteria as set out in section 31(2) of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) and the public children law applications to which it applies. It sets out the definition of the threshold criteria as provided for in ChA 1989 and the
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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