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Lauren Winser, Barrister, Westgate Chambers Sofia Santos, Pupil Barrister, Westgate Chambers ...

Thousands of children each year across the globe are caught up in war. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has seen more than 2.5 million children displaced and thousands fleeing their homeland to seek ...

Two decisions in 2024 reveal a paradox about the termination of pregnancies by women declared to be incapacitous under the Mental Health Act 2005, s 2. The court has accepted that s 4 (4) of the Act ...

An article covering the recent rollout of Pathfinder from a practitioner in Birmingham. This article initially focusses on the legal framework and objectives of Pathfinder whilst then progressing to ...

EWCA Civ 2 confirmed that the Family Court has powers to make inherent jurisdiction orders. This wide-ranging article explores when the Family Court may exercise the inherent jurisdiction in ...

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (the ‘Act’) was signed into law on 29 April 2021, which finally solidified the then Government’s promise to create a statutory definition of domestic abuse. With the Act ...

The deadline to enter the Family Law Awards 2025 has been extended to Thursday 20 June, giving you extra time to showcase the people, cases, initiatives and teams that have made a difference this year ...

The Family Law Awards 2025 are officially open for entries - but the clock is ticking. With a deadline of Friday 6 June, now ...

Simon Bruce has spent more than 40 years practising family law. He’s seen the field evolve, led high-stakes cases and helped ...

Work and Pensions Minister Alison McGovern has confirmed that reform of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will form part of ...

Nail testing is a toxicological method used to detect drug use or, in the case of nail alcohol testing, to monitor abstinence or chronic and excessive alcohol consumption over an extended period.