Practical Law

This is a public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from October to December 2017. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal developments that are covered or … Continue reading Public children law digest (October – December 2017) →

This is a public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from July to September 2017. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal developments that are covered or … Continue reading Public children law digest (July-September 2017) →

This is the public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from March 2017 to June 2017. In the last three months, the President of the Family Division has been particularly busy, reviewing how the judiciary should conduct itself with different agencies, as well as grappling … Continue reading Public children law digest (March – June 2017) →

This is part one of the public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from January to February 2017. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal developments that … Continue reading Public children law digest (January – February 2017) Part 1 →

This is part two of the public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from May 2016 to August 2016. The remaining topic to be covered from part one, is that of transparency.  Other interesting cases of note will also be covered. Please feel free to … Continue reading Public children law digest (May 2016 – August 2016) Part 2 →

This is a public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from May 2016 to August 2016. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal developments that are covered … Continue reading Public children law digest (May 2016 – August 2016) Part 1 →

This is a public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from December 2015 to February 2016. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal developments that are covered or if … Continue reading Public children law digest (December 2015 – February 2016) →

This is a public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from September to November 2015. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal developments that are covered or … Continue reading Public children law digest (September – November 2015) →

This is a public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from June to August 2015. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal developments that are covered or if … Continue reading Public children law digest (June – August 2015) →

This is a public children law update blog to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments from February to May 2015. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal development that are covered or … Continue reading Public children law digest (February – May 2015) →

From the view of a local authority lawyer conducting care proceedings and generally being in charge of the court bundle, the simplest of cases will often expand beyond two full lever arch files. These will be filled with the life story of not only the child or children, but also those of their parents and … Continue reading How practical is a 350 page bundle for care proceedings? →

This is the first public children law digest, designed to give readers a snapshot of the important cases, issues and developments in this area of law from January to February 2015. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or … Continue reading Public children law digest (January – February 2015) →

The government has seen many challenges to the way that legal aid is administered in the past year. From the successful challenge to the proposed residence test, to the guidance around exceptional case funding and the unsuccessful challenge to the evidence requirements for domestic violence victims, the end result appears to be that fewer people … Continue reading Legal aid is to help the vulnerable – really? →

The situation of a parent who has been assessed as capable of caring for their child during care proceedings, but who needs housing before they can resume care is a familiar one for lawyers and social workers dealing with care cases.