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High Court appointment

Nicholas Mostyn QC has been appointed a High Court judge in the Family Division. He will replace Mr Justice Bennett, who is retiring. Mostyn was Called to the Bar by the Middle ...

30 April 2010

Separation Anxiety

Three years on from the Corston Report, Kim Hollis QC, who has recently visited Styal Prison, outlines the implications of sending women, many of whom have children, to prison In ...

31 March 2010

Just for Kids Law

Shauneen Lambe, director of “Just for Kids Law” has been named by the World Economic Forum as one of the Young Global Leaders of 2010. She is a barrister of 12 years’ Call and ...

31 March 2010

Addressing Addiction

Dedicated drug courts are being established to combat drug abuse. Elizabeth Forrester reflects on how the Drug Court in Jamaica and the Family Drug and Alcohol Court in London are ...

31 March 2010

Mediation not confrontation

The Ministry of Justice is to carry out a wide-ranging review of the family justice system in England and Wales. The review—part of the cross-government “Families and Relationship ...

28 February 2010

Prioritising legal aid

The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to re-focus legal aid away from low value damages claims against public bodies or “hopeless” judicial reviews. Before legal aid is ...

28 February 2010

Family judges placed under “great strains”

The increase in family work has placed “great strains” on family judges at all levels, according to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge. His report, “Review of the Administration of ...

28 February 2010

Through the Eyes of a Child

The decision in R v Barker on child witness evidence in criminal cases establishes that the competency test is the same for children and adults, write Professor Penny Cooper and ...

28 February 2010 / David Wurtzel / Professor Penny Cooper

Experts’ concern over family court reporting

Expert witnesses fear for their personal security in family law cases that are reported by the press. The media were given limited powers to report family law cases including ...

30 November 2009

Opening up the family courts

Opening the family courts to the media has now settled “into a kind of limbo of uncertainty” the President of the Family Division has said. Speaking about the changes in media ...

31 October 2009

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