Children

Articles

13 Jun 2011

Father secures return of abducted child

Supreme Court reverses assumption that Hague Convention countries have effective protection measures

3 May 2011

Update: children

Noel Arnold rounds up the latest developments in adoption orders and the requirements of expert assessment

3 May 2011

Paternal instinct

Employees now have the right to take up to six months' paternity leave, but how will this work in practice? Andreas White investigates

26 Apr 2011

Looking on tempests

There are alternatives to Jackson which have the benefit that they might actually work, argues Martyn McLeish

18 Apr 2011

Update: wills and probate

Helen Bryant rounds up the latest developments, including an intestate polygamist and a couple who were so close they accidently signed each other's wills

18 Apr 2011

London eye

Liberty's decision to shadow the Metropolitan Police at last month's march raised a few eyebrows among campaigners. But, as the human rights group publishes its findings, Laura Milne explains why the novel approach could prove crucial to influencing police tactics in future

4 Apr 2011

Norgrove prepares family justice system for the post-cuts world

David Norgrove, whose interim report on the family justice system was published last week, has said he anticipated that legal aid would be restricted for private law cases.

29 Mar 2011

Small claims limit could rise to £15,000

In a surprise move, the Ministry of Justice went way beyond its approval of the Jackson review this afternoon by proposing an increase in the limit for small claims from £5,000 to £15,000.