This article examines the challenges within the law of spousal maintenance in English family law highlighting the unpredictability and inconsistency of the discretionary framework under s 25 of the ...

For the first time in a reported judgment Peel J tackles head on the question of whether the death of a parent before the relevant date for threshold purposes where significant harm is undoubtedly ...

This article helps to inform child relocation cases where immigration is a key feature. It includes a list of suggested immigration questions to consider when taking instructions from a client, or ...

Christie O’Connell, Barrister at 1 Hare Court and Emma Dewhurst, Senior Associate at Hall Brown, highlight the public policy considerations in the recent case of Re Z (Foreign Surrogacy) [2024] EWFC ...

Briony Palmer and Amy Stout provide a practical guide to fact finding in private law, reflecting the enduring popularity of this topic in light of the prevalence of these hearings and the continued ...

The Legal Personality of the Year award honours an individual (not necessarily with a background or qualification in the law) ...

The Children's Commissioner has published her report on the involvement of children in the 2024 riots.

The subject of cohabitation has come to the fore in recent years with the huge number of people who now cohabit in modern Britain for whatever reason. It has long been ignored by many lawyers and ...

Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the role that Drug, Alcohol and DNA testing can play in ...

Over six months into the Department for Education’s Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service (SIHIS) pilot its impact remains unclear. This article examines significant legal and forensic concerns ...

It is easy to lose count of the number of Court of Appeal decisions that emphasise the importance of both judges and social work professionals undertaking a balanced holistic evaluation of all the ...