Articles

Respondents, legal aid & 1980 Hague Convention cases
In this article Mani Singh Basi, a Barrister at 4PB considers respondents, legal aid & 1980 Hague Convention cases
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Children: Public Law Update (Winter Edition)
John Tughan KC, a barrister, 4PB provides an update on Children public law for Winter 2024
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Fiction in the Family Court: Dealing with fabricated and induced illness
Saffron Burgess, Solicitor and Molly Walton, Solicitor Apprentice at Irwin Mitchell Solicitors consider dealing with fabricated and induced illness in the Family Court
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In Practice: The Family Justice Council (FJC) guidance on responding to allegations of alienating behaviour
Sara Chalk, Barrister at No 18 Chambers provides an in practice look at The Family Justice Council (FJC) guidance on responding to allegations of alienating behaviour
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In Practice: T (Children: Risk Assessment) [2025] EWCA Civ 93 – How risk assessment should be carried out.
Gary Fawcett, Barrister at No 18 Chambers considers how risk assessment should be carried out following T (Children: Risk Assessment) [2025] EWCA Civ 93.
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Sharenting: social media and divorce
Ciara Pugh, a Senior Associate at Stowe Family Law considers 'sharenting' and family law.
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Judicial Caution or Judicial Paralysis? The Reluctance to Apply K v K
Baldip Singh and Christopher McWatters, Barristers at No5 Chambers considers the reluctance to apply K v K
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In Practice – following Re M (Care Order: Risk: Family Placement) [2025] EWCA Civ 163
Amy Oke, Barrister at College Chambers considers, following Re M (Care Order: Risk: Family Placement) [2025] EWCA Civ 163, the practical applications
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Not the State’s Dominion to Interfere with the Generous Ambit of Parental Decision Taking – S V F & M [2025]
Following the recent judgment S v F & M [2025] EWHC 439 (Fam), Amean Elgadhy, a Barrister at 4PB considers whether it is the state’s dominion to interfere with the generous ambit of parental decision taking
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Family Law Week Quarterly Financial Remedy Update February 2025
Sophia Paraskeva, a barrister, Olivia Currie and Emily Lennon, Pupil Barristers, at 1 Hare Court provide a quarterly Financial Remedy Update for February 2025
Read morePrenatal Paternity Testing in the Family Courts
Casey Randall, Head of Genetics at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the benefits of Non-invasive Prenatal Paternity testing for the timely resolution of family disputes.Â
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In Practice: Re T (Children: Risk Assessment) [2025] EWCA Civ 93 – Lessons Learnt – Analysis of Risk Assessment and Judicial Reasoning in Care Proceedings
Reece McAllister, Pupil Barrister at 18 St John Street Chambers considers in practice what lessons have been learnt from the recent judgment Re T (Children: Risk Assessment) [2025] EWCA Civ 93
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Statistics of Child Name Changes in the UK
The UK Deed Poll Office provide statistics of child name changes in the UK
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The President’s New Guidance on The Appointment of Intermediaries and Decisions That Do Not Regard the Upbringing of the Child
Lucy Taylor, a Barrister at Coram Chambers considers the President’s new guidance on the appointment of intermediaries and decisions that do not regard the upbringing of the child
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India’s Approach to International Child Abduction: Recent Judicial Developments
Ankit Malhotra, an Advocate and Felix Scholar considers India’s approach to international child abduction and recent judicial developments
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Post-adoption contact – is a sea change on the horizon?
Alex Clift, a Pupil Barrister at Coram Chambers consider post-adoption contacts and if there is a sea change on the horizon.
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