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A new survey commissioned by the domestic abuse charity Refuge suggests many people in the UK underestimate the risks women face in their own homes, despite widespread recognition that domestic abuse...

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has released a new animated film aimed at helping children and young people better understand and prepare for their first...

The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (FJO) has published an updated briefing examining how artificial intelligence could be used within the family justice system, highlighting potential benefits...

The Government has announced plans to introduce a new register for individuals convicted of serious child cruelty offences, requiring them to comply with police notification rules similar to those...

James Dove, Harcourt Chambers This article examines the increasingly fraught boundary between child welfare powers and capacity law when local authorities seek to restrict the liberty of 16- and...

Dr Jan Ewing, Assistant Prof in Law, University of Cambridge, and member of the Family Solutions GroupThis article reflects on the Family Justice Review 15 years after its publication,...

Lord Justice Cobb, Chair of the Family Law Bar Association in 2010–2011; High Court Judge 2013–2025; Lord Justice of Appeal since 2025In its two transformative reports, published in 2011,...

Rebecca Cross, Barrister, St Ives ChambersFeargus Campbell, Barrister, St Ives ChambersThis article examines the rare but legally significant circumstances in which costs orders may be made against...

John Haskey FAcSS AKC, University of Oxford, Department of Social Policy and Intervention This article, the first of three, describes a study into the issues debated in the Parliamentary...

Jo Delahunty KC, Barrister, 4PBFiona Holloran, Barrister, 18 St John Street ChambersJames Nottage, Barrister, 4PBThe article considers five judgments in A Local Authority v X and Y, a child protection...

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