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LATEST FAMILY LAW NEWS
Scottish sector chief unconvinced of need for UK-wide collegeSocial workers in Scotland may not need a national college to support their profession as there are already enough bodies fulfilling this role.Full story: Community Care  Ofsted finds mixed progress at Doncaster CouncilOfsted has noted a number of improvements to Doncaster’s troubled children’s services, but said delayed decisions about safeguarding children at risk of significant harm were of major concern.Full story: Community Care  Barristers reject BASW claim of ignorance among free lawyersBarristers have defended their ability to represent social workers at conduct hearings, following criticisms levelled by the British Association of Social Workers.Full story: Community Care  Report finds Doncaster children 'still at risk' of harmAn Ofsted inspection into Doncaster Council's children's services has found there is still the potential for vulnerable children to be left at risk.Full story: BBC News  Child maintenance agency moves to seize 340 non-payers' homesMore than 200 have bank accounts frozen under new powers, as number of children covered by commission passes 800,000.Full story: Guardian  Lord Chief Justice expresses concern over continuing delays in the family courtsThe Lord Chief Justice’s Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts was published last week.Full story: Family Law Week  More news... LATEST FAMILY LAW CASES B v Reading Borough Council and others [2009] EWCA Civ 1515 (8 december 2009)Renewed application for permission to appeal arising from claims by the applicant of misfeasance and negligence by public officers when investigating suspected child abuse. Application refused.Full report: Family Law Week  S (A Child), Re [2010] EWHC B1 (Fam) (04 January 2010)Application by father for residence order - father last had direct contact in February 2006, all efforts to re-start direct contact having failed due to the child's refusal to engage - Held, traumatic though it may be in the short term, it was in the best interests of the child's long-term welfare for him now to live with his father.Full report: Bailii  J v J [2009] EWHC 2654 (Fam) (21 January 2010)Judgment in complex, big money ancillary relief proceedings including comments on preparation for trial.Full report: Family Law Week  M (A child) [2009] EWCA Civ 1486 (30 November 2009)Application for permission to appeal by guardian against a decision by justices to grant an interim care order to the local authority who intended to move the child to alternative foster carers pending a final hearing. Appeal dismissed.Full report: Family Law Week  S-C (Children) [2010] EWCA Civ 21 (28 January 2010)Appeal against a committal order for breach of an order forbidding both parties from disclosing documents filed in the proceedings. Held, the appellant was not in breach - for this and other reasons the committal order could not stand, and would be set aside.Full report: Bailii  LATEST FAMILY LAW ARTICLES The Importance of Non-Legal Skills in Private Law Disputes Relating to Children, Including International Relocation ("Leave to Remove") CasesRichard Gregorian, Principal of Gregorian Emerson Family Law Solicitors, and Gavin Emerson, Brief Strategic Therapist, considers how family lawyers and psychology professionals can work together to the benefit of their clients.Full article: Family Law Week  Parenting the parental desire?Penny Booth, an Honorary Research Fellow at Liverpool University Centre for the Study of the Child, the Family and the Law, considers the issue of age limits on fertility treatment.Full article: Family Law Newswatch  Caught in the Middle: Children Involved In Both Family and Immigration ProceedingsAlice Clark-Platts considers the relationship between family and immigration proceedings involving children born to parents of mixed nationality, one of whom may be unlawfully present in the United Kingdom.Full article: Family Law Week  LATEST FAMILY LAW BLOG POSTS When opponent spouses become the Black Knights of divorceThe Black Knight is one of the most famous characters in Monty Python and the Holy Grail ... In many ways this character reminds me of opponent spouses we come across only rarely; the spouses of clients who are determined to prevent the divorce from proceeding smoothly unless it all goes their way.Full post: Marilyn Stowe Blog  Who Needs a Lawyer Anyway?Not social workers apparently. At least so says the British Association of Social Workers which offers representation from non-lawyers as a perk of its membership.Full post: Pink Tape  Fun and games ahead for family legal aidThis week Legal Aid Minister Willy Bach announced that the government will tighten the rules for civil legal aid, with the aim of ensuring "that fraudsters are uncovered at an early stage".Full post: Family Lore  Grounds for Divorce - Time for a change!As I work with separating and divorcing clients who frequently just want to maintain their self respect and dignity, secure a fair financial settlement, do what is best for their children in the circumstances, amicably resolve differences with their partner and move on with their lives, a divorce process that is fault based can be unnecessarily confrontational and out of step with the direction clients are moving towards.Full post: Family Law Collaborative Divorce  Why a Living Together Agreement or Pre-Nuptial Agreement would have avoided Walsh v SinghIn Walsh v Singh 2009, Miss Walsh claimed a beneficial interest in a property purchased in her partner Mr Singh’s sole name under a constructive trust or proprietary estoppel when the couple, who were engaged and had been living together, separated.Full post: Family Law at Lawson West LLP  LATEST PODCAST  LoreCast #1Today Natasha Phillips (of Divorce Manual and Researching Reform) and I begin a new project: LoreCast, a weekly series of podcasts discussing family law news. This week's topics include the Families and Relationships Green Paper, the divorce rate drop, children and media access to the courts, forced marriage concerns and the recent case of Re S. Listen to the LoreCast here, or click on the download link to download the MP3 file, and listen to it at your leisure. |
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