Family lawyers face turbulent year ahead – Law Society’s Gazette

“Family law’s commercial and legal landscape is changing dramatically with the legal aid reforms, the continuing impact of the recession, competition from ABSs and potential legislative changes affecting everyone from the richest to the poorest.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th September 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Fact Finding Hearings: Who Pays? – Family Law Week

Posted September 17th, 2012 in appeals, children, costs, families, family courts, news by sally

“Stuart Hughes, Senior Solicitor at Greene and Greene Solicitors, and Sabuhi Chaudhry, barrister at Coram Chambers, consider recent developments concerning costs in fact finding hearings and the divergence between private law and public law cases.”

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Family Law Week, 14th September 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Finance and Divorce September Update – Family Law Week

Posted September 10th, 2012 in civil partnerships, divorce, family courts, financial provision, news by tracey

“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse July’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”

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Family Law Week, 7th September 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Draft legislation on family justice published – Family Law Week

Posted September 4th, 2012 in case management, divorce, family courts, news, parliamentary papers, residence orders by tracey

“The Government has published draft legislation on family justice for pre-legislative scrutiny.”

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Draft legislation

Family Law Week, 4th September 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Judicial proposals for the modernisation of family justice published – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted August 2nd, 2012 in case management, family courts, news, reports by sally

“Mr Justice Ryder’s report into the modernisation of Family Justice is published today (30 July) containing a series of proposals to improve the workings of Family Courts.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th July 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Family courts need radical change of culture, says lord chief justice – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2012 in case management, family courts, news, reports by sally

“Family courts need a radical change of culture to combat ‘unacceptably long delays’ caused by a system struggling to cope with an influx of care cases following the Baby Peter tragedy and planned cuts to legal aid, the lord chief justice has said.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Inquisitorial judges at heart of family reform proposals – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 31st, 2012 in bills, case management, family courts, news by sally

“Greater case management by judges is at the heart of the judiciary’s proposals for the modernisation of family justice, published today.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 31st July 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Privacy and Publicity in Family Law – Their Eternal Tension – Gresham College Lecture

Posted July 27th, 2012 in family courts, lectures, media, privacy by sally

“There is general agreement among non-family lawyers that family procedures should be more transparent. But exactly what role should the media play in matters of family justice?”

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Lecture by The Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Wall

Gresham College, 28th June 2012

Source: www.gresham.ac.uk

Expertly done? A look at the use of experts in family proceedings and changes proposed by Mr Justice Ryder prior to the announcement of his final proposals – Family Law Week

Posted July 23rd, 2012 in children, expert witnesses, family courts, news, social services by tracey

“Leanne Buckley –Thomson, pupil barrister at 1 Crown Office Row Brighton, considers the current problems in relation to the use of expert evidence particularly in care proceedings and the proposals for change thus far highlighted by Mr Justice Ryder in response. She comments briefly on these suggestions, whilst acknowledging that the proposals have not yet been released in full, and refers to the work done locally in anticipation of what is to come.”

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Family Law Week, 20th July 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Mr Justice Ryder publishes sixth update of the Family Justice Modernisation Programme – Family Law Week

Posted July 9th, 2012 in bills, family courts, news by sally

“Mr Justice Ryder’s Sixth Update of the Family Justice Modernisation Programme has been published.”

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Family Law Week, 6th July 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

The Family Court: “Be careful what you wish for” – Family Law Week

Posted July 3rd, 2012 in bills, family courts, news by sally

“Michael Horton, barrister, of Coram Chambers examines the proposed creation of a single family court, the reasons for its establishment, how it might work and whether it is necessary at all.”

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Family Law Week, 2nd July

Source: www.familylawweek.com

Finance Divorce Update – Family Law Week

“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the latest financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”

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Family Law Week, June 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com

Talking About Reform – Speech by Mr Justice Ryder

Posted June 26th, 2012 in bills, civil justice, courts, evidence, family courts, judiciary, speeches by sally

Talking About Reform (PDF)

Speech by Mr Justice Ryder

Public Child Care Law Conference, 26th June 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Children: Private Law Update – Family Law Week

“Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings considers several recent important judgments covering a range of private law issues concerning children.”

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Family Law Week, 23rd May 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Civil court system faces ‘meltdown’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 10th, 2012 in civil justice, courts, family courts, news by sally

“The civil and family court system is facing the prospect of chaos as the government prepares to cut face-to-face counter services and problems persist at the Salford civil claims centre, lawyers have warned.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th May 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Finance & Divorce April Update 2012 – Family Law Week

Posted May 9th, 2012 in divorce, families, family courts, news by sally

“Joanna Grandfield, Associate (barrister), Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the latest key financial remedies cases.”

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Family Law Week, 8th May 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com

A significant case in the family courts – LB Islington v Al Alas and Wray – Garden Court Family Law Blog

“The recent case of LB Islington v Al Alas and Wray, (where I was led by Ian Peddie QC [also of Garden Court Chambers] in representing the father, Rohan Wray) should have some pretty significant implications in cases involving alleged non-accidental injuries.”

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Garden Court Family Law Blog, 23rd April 2012

Source: www.gcfamily.wordpress.com

Financial Remedy Cases: Piecing Together The Jigsaw – Family Law Week

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in costs, dispute resolution, divorce, family courts, news, privacy by sally

“An examination of the pros and cons of the available methods for resolving financial remedy cases.”

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Family Law Week, 20th April 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com

Involving the Family Court Advisor in Pre-proceedings Practice – Initial lessons from the Coventry and Warwickshire pilot – Family Law Week

Posted April 19th, 2012 in family courts, news, pilot schemes by tracey

“Dr Karen Broadhurst of Lancaster University and Kim Holt of Bradford university describe the pilot study carried out into the involvement of children’s guardians prior to the issue of proceedings.”

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Family Law Week, 17th April 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Divorce could break the bank after legal aid changes next year – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2012 in budgets, divorce, family courts, legal aid, news by sally

“Cash-strapped spouses who want to split from their well-off other halves could find themselves seriously out of pocket because of impending changes to the availability of legal aid.”

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The Guardian, 14th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk