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Can you lose your kids for rejecting an offer of distant accommodation?
A blog post published yesterday on Skwawkbox suggests that : #GRENFELL RESIDENTS MAY LOSE CUSTODY OF CHILDREN IF REJECT DISTANT ACCOMMODATION We thought that this was likely to really worry not just families from Grenfell but also families elsewhere. Can you lose your...
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Charlie Gard – the case for interim measures to preserve life
(The outcome of the Supreme Court permission to appeal hearing is here. The Supreme Court announcement of a further procedural hearing today is here. Other posts on our blog about this case can be found here STOP PRESS: This evening's ECHR press release is...
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Correction Requests Update
We recently made a further complaint to The Telegraph about Christopher Booker's coverage of the case of Re H (A Child) (Interim Care Order : fact finding) [2017] EWHC 518 (Fam) on 21 May (you can read the post about that complaint here). We have now heard back from...
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Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining or commenting on published Judgments of family court cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA (MIS)REPORTS OF FAMILY COURTS CASES Inaccurate, misleading or...
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Parental Alienation – an alien concept?
This post is about a case called : B (A 14 Year Old Boy), Re [2017] EWFC B28 (11 May 2017), a decision of His Honour Judge Simon Wood recently published. It is a very sad case. B has not seen his father since 2011, and the case revolved around what further steps could...
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Sharing (non)marital money: Sharp v Sharp
When a couple gets divorced, they must split their assets fairly, bearing in mind 3 principles set out by the Supreme Court in two joined cases, Miller v Miller and McFarlane v McFarlane. These 3 principles are: On divorce, each party’s needs must be met. Broadly,...
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children -v- Gard – further update
European Court delays case until Monday 19th June The Human Rights Court (European Court of Human Rights or ECHR) has stated that Charlie’s Gard’s life support must continue until midnight on Monday 19th June. The parents now have more time to put together a legal...
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Complaint to The Telegraph (another one)
Below is the text of a complaint submitted to The Telegraph today about Mr Booker's reporting of H (A Child), Re (Interim Care Order : fact finding) [2017] EWHC 518 (Fam), which we don't think is accurate. It is frustrating that we have to keep making such complaints....
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Fee Paid McKenzie Friends Research
A research study looking at the role played by Fee Paid McKenzie Friends in private law children cases has been published. The study was commissioned by the Bar Council but was carried out by an independent team of researchers. The researchers conclude that the...
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The Supreme Court Is Wrong on Charlie Gard and Withdrawal of Treatment
In the matter of Charlie Gard - Permission to appeal hearing [here]. [Other posts on our blog about this case can be found here] This is a case with intense poignancy. Charlie Gard is so seriously ill that it appears undisputed that he will never lead a full life as...
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