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• Changes to FPR after Brexit: SI published Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 released by MoJ News, 14/02/2019, free
• MoJ launches Legal Support Action Plan in wake of LASPO review Long awaited review of legal aid under LASPO finally published News, 11/02/2019, free
• R ( A Child : Appeal : Termination of Contact) [2019] EWHC 132 (Fam) Appeal by father against decision to deny him direct contact with his son. Allowed in part, primarily as there were other avenues still to be explored that could have supported continuing contact. Judgment, 11/02/2019, free
• H (Childen) v (Appeal: Case Management: Part 25 Expert of Treatment) [2019] EWHC 237 (Fam) Judgment in private children law proceedings considering whether the evidence of a psychotherapist could be admitted and whether the psychotherapist was instructed under Part 25. Judgment, 11/02/2019, free
• L v M [2019] EWHC 219 (Fam) Applications by father for return of children to England from China. Lieven J found that the children were habitually resident in China and therefore the English Courts did not have jurisdiction. Judgment, 11/02/2019, free
• Finance Cases Review 2019 Recording of webinar broadcast on 7th February 2019 Webcast, 11/02/2019, members only
• No Fault Divorce Bill on its way Bill will be introduced in the next session of Parliament News, 08/02/2019, free
• No Deal Brexit & Family Law: FCO and MoJ guidance published Short guidance note covers divorce, children, maintenance and child abduction News, 06/02/2019, free
• C (A young person) [2018] EWHC 3834 (Fam) A Child Arrangements Order was made in favour of the child's aunt which allowed her to spend time with the child. A PR order was also made in favour of the aunt. Judgment, 06/02/2019, free
• RC (A Child) [2019] EWHC 131 (Fam) Mother's appeal against the dismissal of her application to remove the child permanently to Africa was allowed on the ground that the judge had failed to undertake an holistic evaluation if the mother was deported. Judgment, 30/01/2019, free

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