The case of R v Bassaragh in January 2024 saw the Court of Appeal quash the prison sentence of a heavily pregnant woman so that she could give birth safely. Subsequently the mitigating factor, ...

Do family courts adopt a consistent approach to children’s autonomy? If not, should they? This article critically examines the inconsistency with which courts address children’s autonomy in ...

Andrew Bainham, Emeritus Reader in Family Law and Policy, University of Cambridge. This article is concerned with the reform of kinship care law in the light of recent governmenta ...

This article explores key pitfalls that arise when chattels are disputed in divorce proceedings. It addresses the crucial question of ownership, and the ways in which assets can become ...

In this article, Sue Brookes explores why all family law specialists need to screen their clients properly for domestic abuse and she explains why domestic abuse screening is not a tool which should ...

The Hague Convention announced: "On 6 May 2025, the Republic of the Philippines deposited its instrument of accession to the ...

The Chair of the Bar Council has welcomed new proposals in the Victims and Courts Bill that will automatically restrict ...

Isabelle Younane, Head of External Affairs at Women’s Aid, said: ...

Coram BAAF have released a brief overview of policy developments over recent times: They say: "Over the past few months the ...

The findings – published in a new report examining children’s experiences of domestic abuse – exposes how thousands of ...

While media outlets continue to focus on high profile cases involving child sexual abuse, a controversial development at the Goddard Inquiry has quietly taken place. A recent statement released by the ...

For every instruction we receive for court-admissible Drug, Alcohol or DNA testing, we enter the name of the customer into a ...