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Siblings ‘should be sent back to South Africa with their mother’

The daughters of a divorced couple should return to South Africa with their mother, the High Court has ruled following a lengthy remote hearing. I…

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Rapid look at remote hearings in the family courts

A two-week consultation into the use of remote hearings in the family courts has delivered mixed results. Conducted at the request of Family Division President…

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Shroud of secrecy over fertility clinic application

In an unusual case, the relatives of an unidentified deceased person have applied to the High Court for access to records held by a British…

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Family Division President begins ‘transparency review’

Family Division President Sir Andrew McFarlane has launched a new review of ‘transparency’ measures within the family courts. Greater public and media access to family…

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First female Supreme Court President retires

Lady Hale, the first female President of the Supreme Court, has retired after two years and three months in the role. She has been succeeded…

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Reflections on a decade of change in family law

Today is not only the last day of the year: it is the last day of the decade that began on January 1 2010. Our…

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McKenzie Friends ‘mislead’ family litigants

Unqualified courtroom advisors can provide litigants with biased and misleading advice, researchers have claimed. McKenzie Friends provide assistance to ‘litigants in person’: people who are…

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Calls on lawyers to help unrepresented litigants

Britain’s most senior family law judge has called on lawyers to help fund a struggling legal charity. Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division…

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Are you exceptional?

In our last post we encountered Fred, who has a busy life and an large, unruly family. As a result of ignoring a request from…

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Supreme Court overturns ruling for child to return to Israel

The Court of Appeal did not properly consider the welfare of the two year old daughter of divorcing parents, the Supreme Court has ruled. In…

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President of the Family Division defines ‘mother’ in court

The President of the Family Division has legally defined the role of mother for the first time, in a case concerning a transgender man. Guardian…

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Family court judges must explain delays

Family court judges must justify delays in reaching a final decision when the cases involve children, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In S-L (Children:…

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