Heather Popley and Juliet Allen of No5 Chambers will be presenting a pre-court morning seminar at Provincial House, New Walk, Leicester on Monday 13th May 2019, from 9:00-10:30am. The event attracts one CPD point and will be a caselaw update snapshot, costing £10. Click here...
Read MoreLawyers and social care professionals alike will be familiar with the deployment of "hair strand testing" for analysis of a suspected illicit substance consumption. These reports are often commissioned within public law child protection proceedings to provide evidence to the Court as to what drugs...
Read MoreThe course materials from the recent seminar hosted by Clare Coles and Laura Vickers of No5 Chambers are now available to download here. Please note: this is a sizeable document which may take a few moments to download....
Read MoreDespite the statutory provisions of section 25 MCA 1973 concerns have been raised about the interpretation of needs within financial remedy proceedings. Such concern is highlighted in the 2014 Law Commission report on Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements. The background to the report is that in...
Read MoreYou may be aware that the recent Court of Appeal case of Re W [2016] EWCA Civ 793 has been causing some head scratching among commentators, particularly @suesspiciousminds. You can also read articles and summaries by @familylawweek and @CommunityCare. There is no doubt this was a...
Read MoreIn the recent case of DB v DLJ [2016] EWHC 324 (Fam) Mostyn J considered the merits of an attempt by a wife to set aside an award made at an arbitration hearing on the basis of what she alleged to be a subsequent change of...
Read MoreSir James Munby, President of the Family Division, has issued a stark warning to local authorities regarding the use - or in his words, the misuse - of parental agreements to children being accommodated by the local authority under section 20 of the Children Act...
Read MorePlease note the important Guidance issued by Sir James Munby President of the Family Division on 8 October 2015 entitled - RADICALISATION CASES IN THE FAMILY COURTS. Within the Guidance, the President addresses the recent increase in the "numbers of children cases coming before the Family Division...
Read MoreThe President has announced that with effect from today, Monday 5 October 2015, different versions of the various tipstaff orders will be used in all cases. As at present these orders will be drawn in every case by the court. However all practitioners should be aware of...
Read MoreEntitled "The Changing Face of Family Law in 2015", the Birmingham Law Society is holding a conference in conjunction with Resolution on Saturday 3rd October. Headed by a keynote speech from Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, there is an impressive lineup of speakers, including...
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