- The wife sought to set aside a consent order, on grounds that she had not had legal advice regarding the fairness of the consent order, and that being on Interpol's wanted list had placed her under undue influence. DJ Duddridge dismissed the application. When a consent order has been approved it must be assumed that the judge had scrutinised the order and was satisfied that its terms were fair. Article, 29/04/2019, free
- The mother applied for permission to have the child come on holiday to Brazil, which was said to have a poor record of compliance with the Hague Convention 1980. Roberts J was persuaded that the potential benefits of spending time with the mother outweighed the potential risks of a wrongful retention, but mirror orders would need to be in place before travel. Article, 29/04/2019, free
- Kate Strange, Pupil, 1 Hare Court, discusses the case of Pierburg v Pierburg [2019] EWFC 24. Article, 26/04/2019, free
- The wife's application for a reporting restrictions order was granted by King, Underhill and Moylan LJJ. In this case, the Article 8 rights of the family members outweighed the Article 10 rights of the media. Article, 11/04/2019, free
- An Act to make provision about the registration of marriage; to make provision for the extension of civil partnerships to couples not of the same sex; to make provision for a report on the registration of pregnancy loss; to make provision about the investigation of still-births; and for connected purposes. Article, 02/04/2019, free
- Thoughts set out in the first View from the Chambers of Sir Andrew McFarlane’s tenure as President of the Family Division. Article, 25/01/2019, free
- Consultation runs until 11th February Article, 14/01/2019, free
- Downloadable, print ready digest of case notes and essential news from the past couple of months (members only) Article, 17/11/2018, members only
- Downloadable, print ready digest of case notes and essential news from the past couple of months (members only) Article, 25/10/2018, members only
- Downloadable, print ready digest of case notes and essential news from the past couple of months (members only) Article, 20/08/2018, free
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