‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a new committee to help guide judges, legal representatives and litigants through online court procedures.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A mother has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her nine-year-old son, who was found unresponsive in a cold bath with 50 injuries over his body, while her partner has been found guilty of his murder.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A law firm has had to take civil action against the father on the opposite side of a child contact dispute because of the abuse he has directed at it and the solicitor running the case.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Parents who care for disabled young people will be better supported to access vital savings – including Child Trust Funds – thanks to the launch of a new easy-to-use guide.’
Ministry of Justice, 9th June 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Sadly, it appears that it is necessary to revive the long lapsed tradition of the Nearly Legal Naughty Step post.
We have encountered a number of councils putting, or trying to put, damn silly clauses in their tenancy agreements for secure tenants, and then threatening to evict tenants who breach these damn silly clauses. There was Sandwell silencing tenants, for example (and they were not alone in trying to include such a clause). And there was the spectacle of Wandsworth attempting to impose a clause forbidding the tenant, their household, or their visitors from behaving badly anywhere in the whole borough, on pain of eviction. That one – which is all too relevant for what follows – ended in humiliation for Wandsworth when they actually tried to use it.’
Nearly Legal, 6th June 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A teenager who staked out British soldiers and police officers in preparation for a terror attack has been jailed for life after his mother took what a judge has described as the “bold step” to report him.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Financial Remedies Court sub-group of the Transparency Implementation Group (TIG ) has published a 164 page report. This refers to cases about financial remedies on divorce i.e resolving issues between divorcing couples about their income and assets – they are not cases about children. The parties often have legal representation, but not always.’
Transparency Project, 31st May 2023
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Jennifer Frost rounds up the latest public law children cases of interest to practitioners.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A young woman has told how she was pushed towards a forced marriage and choked unconscious by her father who performed “exorcisms” in a bid to rid of demons after her family found out she was gay. The harrowing case is one of many incidents examined in new research that found forced marriage remains “rife” in England and Wales but the number of people coming forward to alert authorities has plummeted in recent years.’
The Independent, 25th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The head of an under-fire NHS Trust will publicly apologise to victims of a maternity scandal as the chair of a review into the episode said the trust has “a lot of learning to do”.
Anthony May, chief executive of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, will apologise on its behalf to parents who were affected by poor maternity care at its annual public meeting on July 10, the trust said on Wednesday.’
The Independent, 24th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two parents who left their 16-year-old daughter to die in squalor have had their sentences for neglect increased.’
BBC News, 20th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In recent years there has been a marked increase in the use of the inherent jurisdiction of the family court to deprive children of their liberty. In these cases, restrictions are placed on a child’s liberty beyond what would normally be expected for a child of the same age. This may include them being kept in a locked environment that they are not free to leave, being kept under continuous supervision, and being subject to restraint or medical treatment without consent. In response, the President of the Family Division launched a national Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) court at the Royal Courts of Justice, which is running for a pilot period of 12 months from July 2022.’
Family Law, 12th May 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The Nicholas Wall Memorial Lecture, given by Lord Justice Peter Jackson: “Is Family Law law?”’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 11thMay 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A judge has been criticised for ordering a rape victim to directly arrange childcare with an ex-husband who subjected her to rape and domestic abuse.’
The Independent, 11th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who shook his seven-week-old son so violently that he was left brain damaged has been jailed for 10 years and nine months.’
BBC News, 4th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Extended family members seeking to provide long-term, stable care for vulnerable children will be able to access free legal advice, thanks to new government investment announced today (30 April 2023).’
Ministry of Justice, 1st May 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The scope of legal aid has been widened to family and friends applying to look after a vulnerable child – however, the Law Society says the changes do not go far enough.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd May 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Research published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (Nuffield FJO) has found that private family law applications involving non-parents are diverse, and “circumstances may overlap with public law cases”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The murder of a two-year-old who was killed by her mum’s boyfriend shows child protection must be a national priority, NSPCC Cymru has said.’
BBC News, 26th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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