In what could represent a new frontier for the way that Schedule 1 (The Children Act 1989) applications are dealt with by the courts, DN v UD [2020] EWHC 627 (Fam) marks the first ever reported ...

The Family Law Awards 2024 shortlist has been released, celebrating the exceptional talent and achievements within the family law community. This prestigious event will once again bring together the ...

Those working in the Family Justice system frequently encounter clients who present as vulnerable. Sheena Cassidy Hope and Kelly Gerrard examine the issues that practitioners are likely to face when ...

Narcissism has increasingly been used as a term to describe anyone who demonstrates difficult or undesirable behaviour. In reality it is a very specific personality disorder which is capable of being ...

Nearly 600 barristers, solicitors, judges, academics and other family law practitioners gathered in central London last night for the prestigious annual Family Law Awards. During the eighth edition of ...

In recent months there have been proposals to criminalise those conducting marriages that do not comply with the formalities laid down by law. However, it is important to understand what offences ...

We are currently recruiting for someone to play a key role in the continued success of our market-leading family law portfolio. As Journals and Awards Manager the successful candidate will be ...

A teenage Jehovah's Witness who was crushed in a car accident has died after refusing a blood transfusion in hospital. The schoolboy, aged 15, was airlifted to hospital from the incident in Smethwick, ...

Alex Verdan QC is Head of Chambers at 4PB, winner of the Family Law Chambers of the Year – London Award at the Family Law Awards 2017. Head of Chambers at 4PB. As a barrister I specialise in complex ...

Jordan Publishing is pleased to announce that we will be taking part in this year's Bristol Legal Walk. The Walk is a 9 km sponsored walk around Bristol to raise money for local advice services via ...

Section 87 of the Housing Act 1985 provides that a person is qualified to succeed to a secure tenancy if he (or she) is the tenant’s spouse or another member of the tenant’s family and has resided ...

Farming businesses are often a family affair that span generations; fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, may all have a share in the land and the business. These complex ownerships can pose issues in ...