Family

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11 Jun 2012

One of the family: Re Erskine Trust

Adopted sons win right to be considered next of kin in High Court's decision in Re Erskine Trust, reports Joseph Goldsmith

6 Jun 2012

Blame game: no-fault divorce

Mark Heselton asks whether it's time for no-fault divorce

1 Jun 2012

View from the bench | Debt and divorce

DJ Nigel Law examines the extent to which judges will take 'debts into account when dividing assests

21 May 2012

Revisiting the redaction of records in children cases

Local authorities should take a different approach 'in relation to disclosing third-party information in 'child abuse cases, says Peter Garsden

21 May 2012

European briefing: the ECJ has acted swiftly without sacrificing legal certainty

Placing a child in secure care is a sensitive subject, but the court has 'dealt with it rightly by considering the child's rights and interests as well 'as the need to avoid unnecessary delay, says Paul Stanley QC

17 May 2012

Judges must avoid close relationships with solicitors

It is vital that we maintain the public's faith 'in the independence of the justice system, 'says Marilyn Stowe

16 May 2012

Law Society under fire for banning pro-marriage conference

Event 'sat uncomfortably with our stance' on diversity

15 May 2012

Coleridge J investigated following complaint over marriage comment

Judges neutral stance could be 'fatally compromised' after part in pro-marriage event