While a single test may confirm either historical or recent use, depending on the type of test taken, it offers only a limited view of behaviour. By contrast, repeat testing enables the court to ...

Under the proposed legislation, courts will be expected to suspend most custodial sentences of under 12 months, a measure ...

The government has announced plans to repeal the presumption of parental involvement from the Children Act 1989, marking a ...

The number of children missing more than half of school hit a record high this spring, new Department for Education figures reveal. According to analysis by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), ...

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced that it is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) to support the modernisation of courts and tribunals, while emphasising that ...

In December 2024, a hybrid audience of some 100 invitees gathered to hear the 17th annual Family Justice Council debate.

Access to justice in family cases – this article gives details about the decline in legal aid for family work since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

Frances Harris Harcourt Chambers This article aims to debunk those myths surrounding autism and to encourage practitioners to have autism firmly on their radars when conducting public law proceedings.

In this article Chloe Branton considers the current position regarding parental responsibility for married and unmarried fathers and outlines some recent and historic cases that have examined this ...

The Tipstaff is often one of the first topics of discussion raised by new clients who have been accused of abducting their children. Questions that I am regularly asked are “What is the Tipstaff?” ...

Hannah Rought-Brooks considers the legal framework, post Brexit, for placing children outside the jurisdiction in the EU during or at the conclusion of care proceedings. The Hague Convention now ...

Successful family law specialists applications to become King's Counsel this year included: • Timothy Bowe (St Ives Chambers) • Duncan Brooks (Queen Elizabeth Building) • Dorothea Gartland (4PB) • ...