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Local Authorities and intentionally homeless families – who takes the responsibility?
R (on the application of) AM v London Borough of Havering (1), London Borough of Tower Hamlets (2), London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (Interested Party) This case was given permission by James Goudie QC on 17 October 2014 and ...
Read more02.12.2014
Spain contempt successfully defended by Amanda Dench
In the Matter of an application by Her Majesty’s Solicitor General for the committal to prison of Jennifer Marie Jones for alleged contempt of court [2013] EWHC 2579 (Fam) Amanda Dench successfully defended an application heard by the President of ...
Read more29.11.2014
Return of child to Iran blocked
M (A Child) (Wardship) Amanda Dench successfully defended proceedings issued by an Iranian father for the return of a child to the UAE. The family had lived together in Dubai where the parents’ marriage had broken down. The father refused ...
Read more29.11.2014
Reconcilation in Turkey
C (A Child) [2013] EWCA Civ 204 Amanda Dench represented a left-behind father in Turkey whose daughter had been brought to the UK by her mother without his consent. The mother initially agreed to a return, and then sought to ...
Read more29.11.2014
Forced marriage now a criminal act
A forced marriage takes place when one or both spouses do not consent and do not want to get married but are coerced into it by others, usually by their family, people they look up to, or their community. Someone ...
Read more16.06.2014
Changes to legal aid for domestic abuse victims unlawful say Rights Of Women
The Law Society is supporting a challenge brought by the Public Law Project on behalf of Rights of Women, over the lawfulness of Government changes to legal aid which are preventing victims of domestic abuse from getting legal aid for ...
Read more12.06.2014
London Legal Walk 2014
The 10th London Legal Walk is a 10km “after work” walk led by the Lord Chief Justice and an array of legal luminaries, it has become the largest annual gathering of lawyers and the judiciary in the world. Last year ...
Read more12.05.2014
Prenuptial agreements should be legally binding in divorce cases says Law Commission
In its recently published Report on “Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements” the Law Commission has stated that prenuptial agreements should be legally binding in divorce cases. Prenuptial agreements, pre-nups, and pre-marital arrangements are all terms that refer to a contract ...
Read more29.04.2014
Children and Families Act 2014 – what’s new?
This is a new Act of Parliament in force from 22 April 2014. It makes several significant changes to the Children Act 1989 which is the law governing court cases about children. This article refers to the changes in cases ...
Read more17.04.2014