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Alyssa Callaway, St Ives ChambersOn 3 June 2025, Mr Justice MacDonald handed down judgment in A Local Authority v X (Attendance of Experts) [2025] EWFC 137 in respect of a mother and father’s...

Michael Connor, BarristerDisputes about family pets are often dismissed as trivial, yet for many separating couples they are among the most emotionally charged issues in a family dispute. Australia...

Russell Sandberg, Professor of Law, Cardiff UniversityThe government has announced that it is to press ahead with reform of the law on getting married and is to follow the approach recommended by the...

Francesca Massarella, Barrister, Spire BarristersIn this article, Francesca Massarella explores how an effective co-working policy between adult mental health services and children’s social care can...

Marcus Dearle, Miles PrestonMarcus Dearle, Senior Partner at Miles Preston and immediate past Chair of the IBA’s Family Law Committee, is one of the UK’s leading advisers on high conflict, high...

Jemimah Hendrick, BarristerCharlotte Image-Flower, SolicitorThis article analyses the Court of Appeal’s judgment of Re HMP on the application of the Open Justice Principle in the Family Justice System...

Andrew Bainham, Emeritus Reader in Family Law and Policy, University of Cambridge In the light of the Law Commission’s recently commenced project on Kinship Care, the author looks at some...

Laura Williams, Barrister, Garden Court ChambersIt is not unusual for witnesses to give evidence from abroad in family cases. Do any procedural rules apply? If so, what are they? What practical...

Christopher Hames KC, 4PBMani Singh Basi, 4PBLucy Logan Green, 4PBDr Sumi Ratnam, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist In this article, Christopher Hames KC, Mani Singh Basi, and Lucy Logan Green,...

James Holmes, Garden Court ChambersMaggie Jones, Garden Court ChambersThis article explores the complex interaction between international child abduction proceedings, brought under the 1980 Hague...

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