Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, reiterates the message being given as he embarks upon his tour of every care centre in the country. He discusses the reforms currently being faced by ...

There are more than 85 unofficial Sharia courts operating in the UK, a new report by the rightwing think tank Civitas has revealed. The courts, which usually apply Sharia law in family or financial ...

Family analysis: Richard Jones, barrister at 1 Garden Court Chambers, discusses the practical implications of the judgment in JAL v LSW [2017] EWHC 3699 (Fam), which concerns how the courts should ...

This article arises from the author's role at the Resolution debate in October 2015 in proposing the motion, 'this house believes there should be no barrier to one lawyer representing both parties in ...

As previously mentioned, if the husband refuses to give his wife Islamic Talaq, the wife would effectively be stuck in her marriage. However,Islamic jurisprudence provides for the wife in enabling ...

Julien Foster, Barrister, Goldsmith Chambers. A new President's Direction (PD) in relation to court bundles came into force on 2 October 2006. It replaces the existing President's Practice Direction ...

The International Family Law Arbitration Scheme (IFLAS), first covered by Family Law in June, has been launched today (4 September 2017) at the 16th Australian Family Lawyers Conference, held in Fiji.

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In considering the impact of UK’s increasing ageing population, experts are questioning whether current legislation protects those who are most vulnerable to financial abuse. Indeed a quick online ...

RACHEL LANGDALE and RICHARD MILLER QCs, Members of the Bar Council Professional Practice Committee Family lawyers will be familiar with the professional judgments which arise when clients reveal ...

'An orthodox approach to education' examines the important leading judgment of Munby LJ in Re G (Education: Religious Upbringing) [2012] EWCA Civ 1233, [2013] 1 FLR (forthcoming) in which guidance is ...

Family Procedure (Amendment No X) Rules 2015 are out for consultation, comments invited by 25 September 2015 (and see ('consultation, a postscript' (below)). Family Procedure Rules 2010 are proposed ...