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The Family Law Week Annual Review 2025 – Key Developments and Commentary provides an authoritative and practical review of the most important developments in family law over the past year.

Written by leading family law barristers, solicitors and other specialists, the Review offers expert analysis of significant cases, legislative developments and emerging issues across private children law, public law, international family law, financial remedies, modern families and wider areas of professional interest.

This year’s edition includes comprehensive annual reviews of private children law and financial remedies, together with in-depth articles examining the statutory presumption of parental involvement, return orders in wardship proceedings, abducting parents’ refusal to return children, and the practical challenges of UK–Japan Hague Convention and Article 21 applications.

The Review also explores a range of topical issues affecting practitioners, including Indo-UK divorce disputes, child maintenance in shared care arrangements, and the use of legal fee loans in family law proceedings.

An essential resource for family law professionals, the Family Law Week Annual Review 2025 brings together expert commentary and practical insight to help readers stay informed on the latest developments shaping family law practice.