‘Ben Stokes and his mother, Deborah, have launched legal action against the Sun for invasion of privacy, after the newspaper last month published a front-page story detailing a tragedy involving the England cricketer’s family.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cafcass has said it supports a renewed focus on pre-proceedings work and managing risk in public law children cases, with more emphasis on gaining and recording the wishes and feelings of children at that stage.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th October 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two Windrush sisters who describe themselves as “inseparable” face being split up by the Home Office because of their different dates of birth.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 220 infants in the UK were killed or injured as a result of being shaken in the past decade, analysis of NSPCC figures has found. Serious case reviews were carried out on 1,253 children, with nearly one in six of those reports concluding the youngster had suffered a brain injury. The charity said it believed that number was “the tip of the iceberg”.
BBC News, 7th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The parents of a brain-damaged girl will be allowed to take her abroad to continue her treatment, the High Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The court’s unpredictable approach means alternative resolution could be the logical choice, argue Kim Beatson and Victoria Brown.’
Family Law, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A woman who claimed her son was living in the loft when he had moved to the Philippines has been sentenced for dishonestly claiming thousands of pounds of benefits for him.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st October 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘As a result of a new Supreme Court judgment, local authorities will no longer be able to offer residential care, with parents’ agreement, to 16 and 17 year olds where they are supervised and not free to leave – unless there is a court order. This decision potentially affects many thousands of teenagers who are in supportive placements.’
Transparency Project, 28th September 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A person who undergoes the physical and biological process of carrying a pregnancy and giving birth, irrespective of gender? This was the ruling of the Rt. Hon. Sir Andrew McFarlane P, President of the Family Division, on 25th September in TT, R(on the application of) v The Registrar General for England and Wales [2019] EWHC 2384 (Fam) . He decided that the Claimant, (known as “TT”), who was legally recognised as male at the time of giving birth to his child, (“YY”), is correctly registered as “mother” on YY’s birth certificate.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th September 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Every year, mental health trusts spend millions of pounds employing lawyers to represent them at inquests, where they could be found to be at fault. The relatives of those who have died, however, often get no legal aid and have to stand up and face those lawyers alone. Becky Montacute describes her bid to ensure that the lessons from her mother’s death were learned.’
BBC News, 1st October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The average time it takes to conclude care proceedings remains significantly high, according to latest quarterly statistics published today. Figures released by the Ministry of Justice, covering April to June, show that the average time for a care and supervision case to reach first disposal remained the same as it did for January to March – 33 weeks. This is the longest average time since the last quarter of 2013.’
Law Society's Gazette, 26th September 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A woman whose partner died while she was pregnant has said she suffered “emotional trauma” fighting through the courts to put his name on their child’s birth certificate.’
BBC News, 27th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The MoD has been accused of being “immoral and incompetent” as MPs say it is failing to uphold the Armed Forces covenant. The Defence Select Committee says the government has yet to tackle major concerns raised in its previous reports on the Armed Forces Covenant, according to its latest update which is published today.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The first transgender man to give birth has lost a landmark court battle that would have seen him become the first person in Britain to be listed as the child’s father instead of its mother after having a child.’
The Independent, 25th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Shareholder claims principally consist of unfair prejudice petitions (UPPs), instigated by members on their own behalf, and derivative actions (DAs), brought by the members on behalf of the company. Dinglis v Dinglis [2019] and Tonstate Group Ltd and Ors v Edward Wojakovski [2019] have developed the law surrounding a shareholder’s ability to bring UPPs and DAs. They involve family-run companies, providing cautionary tales for family members who choose not to formalise matters sufficiently.’
Law Society Gazette, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The family of an 80-year-old cleared of murdering her husband in a failed suicide pact claim she was “hung, drawn and quartered” by police who said they would make an example of her.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Laws governing the release of court material to non-parties in civil cases post Cape Intermediate are clear, but has the decision moved transparency laws forward for family proceedings? David Burrows reports.’
Family Law, 19th September 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘It was “manifestly unfair” for a circuit judge to issue a paralegal with a suspended six-month prison sentence for inadvertently breaching the Family Procedure Rules, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 17th September 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Rebecca Probert pays tribute to Stephen Cretney.’
Family Law, 16th September 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
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