In a complex judgment relating to the forced marriage of SA a seriously mentally impaired woman Moylan LJ recounted the history behind the enactment of the Family Law Act 1986 (‘FLA 1986’) and ...

DDJs sitting in civil work undertake a large bulk of administrative work in boxwork. This work realistically keeps the wheels of the County Court turning. Case management decisions taken in boxwork ...

Three recent decisions considered whether a Nuptial Agreement (‘NA’) should be upheld. The contexts were varied: in one before a District Judge the parties were middle class legal professionals with ...

The Children’s Commissioner has published a new report as to the deaths of Children In Need. ‘Child in need’ is an umbrella term including looked after children, children on a child protection plan, ...

Our alcohol testing options include hair, nail, and blood tests for alcohol biomarkers. We also offer breath testing, and the SCRAM CAM® bracelet, for real-time, continuous alcohol monitoring.

Until relatively recently practitioners dealing with financial remedy work were rarely troubled by the issue of costs at the conclusion of a contested final hearing. However with the introduction from ...

In the UK, more than a third of children in families with a child aged under 5 are living in poverty. Growing up in poverty can affect early childhood development, education and future life chances.

This article assesses some recently published statistics for 2022 on joint and sole notifications of divorce and civil partnership dissolution – these statistics being the first to map the effect of ...

Daniel Currie considers whether the ‘absolute bar’ on making use of things said or done at an FDR will withstand modern developments. He explores the history of the rules relating to FDR privilege and ...

This article explores the complexities surrounding customary marriages focusing on their legal recognition and the possible implications for individuals who have entered into both customary and civil ...

In Wolverhampton City Council v JA & Ors [2017] EWFC 62 (judgment: 18 August 2017), Keehan J dealt with a care case which involved allegations of sexual abuse of two young girls. They were aged 13 (X) ...