Children

Articles

1 Feb 2011

Treading carefully

Children should only be taken into care for the right reasons, argues Finola Moss

1 Feb 2011

Opening options

Before sentencing a mother to prison judges should give greater consideration to her children's needs, says Rona Epstein

24 Jan 2011

Couple loses claim over surrogate baby

A couple who paid thousands of pounds to a surrogate mother they had met over the internet have lost their legal battle to make her hand over the baby because it would not be in the child's interest.

12 Jan 2011

UK law makes 'wrongdoer judge in its own cause', says Mosley's counsel

Max Mosley's counsel has dismissed claims that his argument in favour of the introduction of a pre-notification requirement in privacy cases was a “seductive oversimplification” of the issue.

11 Jan 2011

Commission paves way for prenup law

Prenups protecting assets acquired before marriage could become law under proposals unveiled in a consultation launched by the Law Commission today.

10 Jan 2011

Law Commission paves way for new comprehensive prenup rules

Opinions remain divided over the benefits of prenups as the Law Commission this week launches a consultation paving the way for the statutory recognition of marital property agreements in which it acknowledges they would remain “inappropriate” for most couples.

20 Dec 2010

Update: planning

Elizabeth Dunn and Fergus Charlton look at the continuing saga of protective costs orders, a supermarket struggle and why developers are breathing a sigh of relief over protected species

6 Dec 2010

Update: children

Noel Arnold considers the latest rulings on adoption, hair testing and contact disputes