Uncertainty surrounding a child’s paternity can cause significant complications in Family Court proceedings. In cases ...

Rachel Davenport, Director at AlphaBiolabs, said: “By combining refuge, community outreach and education, Nottinghamshire ...

An article covering the recent rollout of Pathfinder from a practitioner in Birmingham. This article initially focusses on ...

Family analysis: Siddique Patel solicitor at Shoosmiths discusses the decision of the Court of Appeal overturning that of Williams J when he ruled that an Islamic Nikah ceremony could be classed as a ...

This paper demonstrates that the assumption of accidental bruising in non-mobile infants being rare is not supported by research. It highlights weaknesses in the evidence-base and shows that between 0 ...

Frances Harris Harcourt Chambers This article aims to debunk those myths surrounding autism and to encourage practitioners to have autism firmly on their radars when conducting public law proceedings.

In my last article I briefly mentioned the four main methods of separation in Islam. They are: Granting of Divorce by the Husband – Talaq Separation by way of consent between the parties – Khula ...

Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, has issued a revised Practice Direction 12J of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 to come into force on 2 October 2017.

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The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 will raise the minimum age for marriage and civil partnerships in England and Wales from 16 to 18, when it comes into force on a date to be ...

What is ‘non-molestation’? How do family courts, by order, deal with ‘molestation’, as it is now defined in law? What is ‘domestic violence’ or (if different) ‘domestic abuse’? Each of these different ...

Third party interventions have been relatively rare in the Chitty 1834 'The Practice of Law' at 497-498). An early explanation of the practice can be found in Dalrymple v Dalrymple (1811): ‘The ...