‘The laws around surrogacy are outdated and should be improved to better support the child, surrogates and intended parents, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have announced today (06 June 2019).’
Law Commission, 6th June 2019
Source: www.lawcommission.gov.uk
‘June Venters QC, of Venters Solicitors and Lamb Building, discusses the implications when issues of parental alienation arise in criminal proceedings.’
Family Law Week, 23rd May 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The UK’s highest court has rejected a legal challenge to the benefit cap made by campaigners who argued that it discriminated against single parents with young children.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Protection will this week hear a test case brought by the parents of three young people with learning disabilities over the position under current law which prevents them being able to make best interests decisions on behalf of their children as they are now over 18.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th March 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In this new 2-part series, Mavis Amonoo-Acquah, a barrister at Lamb Building Chambers, discusses issues surrounding Surrogacy Law, Legal Parentage and proposed reform, in light of Californian Law precedents.’
Family Law, 1st March 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘According to Azhar Hussain, solicitor-Advocate and head of family at Optimal Solicitors, a child arrangement order may be necessary to resolve disagreements regarding where and with who children will live, or how much time they will spend with a parent or other person with whom they do not live.’
Family Law, 27th February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Laura Hughes and Rebecca Dziobon, of Penningtons Manches LLP, discuss parental alienation, a form of psychological abuse against both the child and the rejected parent, and which is a concept that is becoming more recognised and understood in the UK.’
Family Law, 27th February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Partner Oliver Gravell and trainee solicitor Georgia Wright, of Birketts LLP, examine MPs support for a young woman who was seeking to deny parental rights to a man who raped her, as they are demanding a change to the Children Act 1989. Gravell and Wright look at the legal issues surrounding parental responsibility.’
Family Law, 26th February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Researcher Rachel Cooper, who recently completed an MA in medical law at King’s College London, argues that every surrogacy arrangement should incorporate a contract.’
Family Law, 11th February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A woman under orders not to contact her son has been spared jail for accepting an invitation to attend a parents’ evening at his London school.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother will not be told her teenage child is being treated for a rare form of cancer, in an important ruling about privacy by a High Court judge.’
Rights Info, 25th July 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Fathers are being cut off from their children because the courts have “fallen short”, the incoming head of the family court has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Since May 2016, prospective single applicants for parental orders for surrogate children have waited with bated breath for the change in the law that permits them to make their applications, independent of their relationship status. At the end of last year, it was announced that a remedial order to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (HFEA 2008) had been placed before Parliament. However, five months have now passed and the question remains whether we are any closer to change.’
Family Law, 31st May 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Alex Laing of Coram Chambers notes Mr Justice Keehan’s judgment in a ‘helpful template case’ for the determination of disputed habitual residence.’
Family Law Week, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Parents are being investigated for possible child abuse because of the misinterpretation of guidelines on bruising in babies, it’s claimed.’
BBC News, 24th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The parents of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans have lost their latest legal battle. Tom Evans and Kate James asked Court of Appeal judges to rule that the 23-month-old should be allowed to receive treatment in Italy.’
BBC News, 16th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A high court judge has endorsed an end-of-life care plan for a 23-month-old boy who has been at the centre of a life-support treatment legal battle.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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