Children

Articles

VAT rise dominates budget

VAT will rise from 17.5 to 20 per cent from 4 January 2011, the chancellor George Osborne has announced during his first budget speech this afternoon.

Who's your daddy?

DNA tests are available for fathers who believe they may be victims of paternity fraud, but should practitioners always advise clients to get tested before making any financial arrangements? Sharon Smith reports

Court strikes down "unlawful" cap on defence costs

The government has defended its predecessor's “unlawful” attempt to save £20m by limiting recoverable defence costs to legal aid levels.

Legal aid facing a future of further cuts

Jonathan Djanogly, the new legal aid and civil justice minister, has confirmed that the criminal legal aid cuts announced by his predecessor Lord Bach earlier this year will go ahead.

Cohabitation appeal ruling prompts new calls for law review

Judges hearing cohabitation claims over a former couple's home should only depart from the principle of equal interests where there is a clear indication of joint shared intentions to the contrary, the Court of Appeal has held in a 2-1 majority ruling.

Special delivery

Small legal aid firms must embrace new ways to deliver their services if they are to avoid closure. William Flack considers the main two models and how these might evolve in the future

Stand and deliver

Bold reforms to the way the LSC delivers its services are inevitable and overdue, says Richard Collins, who predicts the legal aid budget will be slashed by £0.5bn

Moving on

Recent research into the way the courts handle relocation disputes and the impact on the families involved further supports a review of the current approach, says Timothy Scott QC