Sally Harrison KC considers whether Schedule 1 claims are only for the ultra rich. In this article she addresses the hurdles which potential applicants have to overcome in order to make a Schedule 1 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

The Legal Personality of the Year award honours an individual (not necessarily with a background or qualification in the law) who has made an outstanding contribution in the legal sphere in the past ...

AlphaBiolabs is also the first and only UK laboratory to analyse up to 153 DNA markers for DNA relationship tests. Our DNA testing was already industry-leading, analysing up to 45 DNA markers. However ...