‘Separating couples should “try almost anything” before turning to the courts, the president of the Family Division has said, arguing that there has “got to be a better way” to resolve child disputes in particular.’
Legal Futures, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The vast majority of mothers (84%) working in the law still find it difficult to balance working life with the demands of being a mother, despite some signs of progress.’
Legal Futures, 31st October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man’s cannabis growing conviction has been overturned after it was found he was compelled to commit the crime as a modern slavery victim when he was 17.’
BBC News, 28th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Many private law practitioners feel frustration about the significant disparity in contact arrangements between children in private and public proceedings. Sadly, this has long been the case: I last wrote an article about this in 2019 (One act, 2 Regimes: why? Family Law Week 17th December 2019) and cannot say that matters have moved on or changed meaningfully. As I set out in that article, there is no justification legally for courts to apply Children Act considerations varyingly. The problem here lies not with the law but in the practice.’
Family Law Week, 21st October 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Two members of a Rochdale grooming gang are to be deported to Pakistan after losing a seven-year legal fight to remain in Britain.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There is a compelling case for parents involved in deprivation of liberty proceedings to be treated the same as respondents in care proceedings when it comes to the provision of legal aid, a Deputy High Court Judge has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A Family Division judge has directed that a teenage girl at risk of suicide should be moved from hospital to a placement even though the latter is unregistered and the provider could be at risk of legal action by Ofsted.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A “callous” couple who exploited a 13-year-old boy to run heroin and crack cocaine from London to Kent as part of a county lines drugs operation have been jailed for a total of 12 years.’
The Independent, 24th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The cost-of-living crisis is increasingly being used as justification for domestic abuse while some victims are unable to afford to get to court to obtain protection, a charity has warned.’
The Independent, 24th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Following the conclusion of Care proceedings and where a child has been placed for adoption, a parent may only oppose the making of an adoption order with leave of the court. A parent’s application seeking leave of the court will have two stages. Firstly, the court needs to be satisfied, on the facts, that there has been a change of circumstances within section 47(7) Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”). Secondly, if there has been such a change, the court will then need to consider the application of section 1 of the 2002 Act to the facts of the case with the paramount consideration of the court being the child’s welfare throughout their life.’
Becket Chambers, 19th October 2022
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual abuse was created in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal to examine how institutions responded to allegations of abuse in England and Wales – both in the past, and today.’
BBC News, 20th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The case involved a fact-finding hearing where the local authority applied for care orders in respect of two children, after the youngest child sustained significant brain injuries following a fall from the father’s arms whilst he was holding the child and picking up the older sibling.’
Park Square Barristers, 18th October 2022
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘An independent review launched after up to 15 babies died at a hospital trust will be published later.’
BBC News, 19th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The grandfather of a baby who died at a hospital that was fined over failings in the delivery has spoken of his five-year fight for justice.’
BBC News, 18th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police watchdog is investigating after a Black child was mauled by a police dog as he was detained by armed officers.’
The Independent, 17th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A sex abuse survivor has been paid a substantial sum after claiming school staff failed to protect her when she was raped by her mother’s partner.’
BBC News, 14th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 13-year-old girl at risk of suicide and in the care of Manchester city council has languished in hospital for more than three months due to a lack of suitable placements anywhere in the country.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The children’s commissioner for England has poured cold water on Liz Truss’s proposal to scrap regulations governing child-to-staff ratios in nurseries, describing it as tinkering around the edges and calling instead for ambitious and transformative reform of the childcare sector.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There were 237 applications to deprive children of their liberty in the first two months of the new national deprivation of liberty (DoLs) court, the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published a paper setting out key findings from reviews where domestic abuse featured.’
Family Law, 10th October 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
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