According to official statistics, the number of looked after children at the end of March 2015 totalled 69,540. This is an increase of 1% compared to last year and 6%…
The Law Commission has published a scoping paper after requests from the Government to establish whether the current law is adequate in providing a ‘fair and coherent legal framework for…
Cafcass and DNA legal, the government approved laboratory, are now able to facilitate DNA testing when the court finds there is disputed paternity in private cases. This change is welcomed…
Resolution is a body of legal professionals that campaign for improvements in the justice system to give more support to families and children involved in legal proceedings. The chair of…
In the High Court case of A & B (No 2 -Parental Order) [2015] EWHC 2080, an English couple were seeking a parental order for their twin daughters after a…
A joint research study by Bristol and Oxford universities has found children in foster care perform better at school than children who are left with their birth families under the…
The Supreme Court unanimously allow the appeal In the Matter of J (A Child) [2015] UKSC 70, clarifying for the first time the scope of the jurisdiction set out in…
A report by The Family Rights Group entitled ‘What happens to siblings in the care system?’ has published that half of siblings placed in local authority care are not placed…
We have donated a small sum of money towards Circus Starr event to allow eight children to attend a memorable moment on their lives. We have received in return a…
The win appeals of Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil have been unanimously allowed by the Supreme Court demonstrating the need for full and frank disclosure from all parties involved. Regarding…
According to a report published by The Family Rights Group entitled “Doing the right thing: A report on the experiences of kinship cares”, 49% of kinship carers have to give…
Mostyn J has authorised NGN Ltd in Appleton & Gallagher v News Group Newspapers and PA [2015] EWHC 2689 (Fam) to appeal to the Court of Appeal in order to…
According to a research article by Professor Judith Masson of Bristol University – entitled “Developing judgement: the role of Feedback for Judges in the Family Court” – giving judges feedback…
The Minister of Justice has published statistics relating to activity in the family courts of England and Wales. The statistics show that the number of cases that started in the…
It was announced the 22nd September 2015 by Lord Falconer, the Labour’s Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Justice Secretary, that Labour has appointed Lord Bach to undergo an immediate review…
