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) ...

In Barker v Confiànce Ltd & ors [2019] EWHC 1401 (Ch) (5 June 2019), Morgan J considered the extent to which a litigation friend and the child(ren) for who the litigation friend acted can be made ...

Yesterday, the President of the Family Division Sir James Munby released Practice Guidance relating to the duration of ex parte (without notice) orders: Practice Guidance: Family Court – Duration of ...

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

In Walker v Innospec Limited and others [2017] UKSC 47 the Supreme Court ruled that individuals in a civil partnership or a same-sex marriage must benefit from the same pension rights as those in an ...

A team from the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge is currently conducting research on legal practitioners' perspectives on the cohabitation provisions of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006. The ...