Children

Articles

3 Oct 2024

Increased case disposals in family courts signal positive shift

More families are reaching quicker resolutions, but challenges persist without substantial investment in the court system, writes Lauren Evans

26 Jul 2024

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and civil claims: is time up for the Limitation Act?

Chris Ratcliffe, Senior Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Law School, asks whether civil claims arising from child sexual abuse should continue to be governed by the same three-year limitation period as general personal injury claims

12 Jul 2024

Concerns raised regarding the Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service in family care proceedings

Max Konarek, Partner and Joint Head of the Family & Childcare Department at GT Stewart Solicitors, shares his thoughts on the Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service and what it might mean for care proceedings

3 Jul 2024

Putting children’s rights at the heart of strategic litigation practice

Aoife Nolan, Professor of International Human Rights Law and Director of the Human Rights Law Centre, School of Law, University of Nottingham, provides details of the work carried out as part of the Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation project

24 Jun 2024

The urgent need for mandatory reporting in child abuse cases

Alan Collins argues that mandatory reporting laws are essential to drive cultural change and ensure accountability in child safeguarding efforts

7 Jun 2024

The new family procedure rules and new pre-action protocols in both private children and financial remedies

Karen Barham from Moore Barlow takes a closer look at the new pre-action protocols and provides a recap on the Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules

6 May 2024

Domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings

Olivia Piercy and Anita Mehta ask whether it is the time to discuss some of the outstanding issues concerning economic abuse in family law proceedings

4 Apr 2024

Drawbacks of Section 28 and pre-recorded cross-examinations

Lesley Manley analyses Section 28's impact, balancing witness protection with trial delays and potential injustices, urging procedural integrity and further evaluation