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Family analysis: The Court of Appeal held that even in cases where the local authority and the parents of a profoundly disabled 14-year-old agreed to...
21st May
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Family analysis: Mr Justice Hayden gave consideration to the requirements, including timescales, on an application for permission to appeal made to...
21st May
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Private Client analysis: The case concerns a guardianship order made in Scotland in January 2025 for three years in respect of RF. There were two...
20th May
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The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has delivered a speech at the 2025 Resolution Conference reflecting on decades of change...
19th May
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Family analysis: This straightforward judgment is a salutary warning to would-be maintenance pending suit (MPS) applicants in respect of...
16th May
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Family analysis: It has been a longstanding practice in public law children cases that when experts’ fees exceed the rates set out in the Legal Aid...
16th May
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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published statutory guidance on Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) under the Victims and Prisoners Act...
15th May
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This week’s edition of Family weekly highlights includes details of the Family Justice Council’s 11th open meeting and the Registration of Marriages...
15th May
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The Family Justice Council (FJC) has published guidance for professionals and self-represented litigants on the use of covert recordings in family law...
15th May
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This week’s edition of Family weekly highlights includes details of the changes to the HMCTS Family Public Law service to improve the Form C110a...
8th May
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Private Client analysis: Declarations were sought by NHS Trusts under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) that LV, a 20-year-old woman, lacked...
7th May
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The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, has delivered a speech at the International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution considering the role of the...
2nd May
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HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Family Public Law (FPL) service has issued further release notes following user research on improvements to...
1st May
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This week’s edition of Family weekly highlights includes details of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report on babies, children and young people’s...
1st May
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Private Client analysis: The decision that being provided with nutrition and hydration was contrary to JP’s best interests is recorded in a separate...
24th Apr
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Family analysis: The Court of Appeal held that in a number of previous decisions, and in guidance issued by the President of the Family Division, an...
23rd Apr
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The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the hospitals’ appeals in these cases concerning withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for children. There...
17th Apr
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This edition includes details of the most recent View from the President’s Chambers and updated guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI)...
17th Apr
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The latest View from the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, provides an overview of recent updates and ongoing initiatives within...
16th Apr
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The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published updated guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), replacing its December 2023 guidance....
15th Apr