The President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has issued guidance relating to the jurisdiction of the Family Court and, in particular, concerning allocation of cases
The Department of Health and Social Care has published information for intended parents, surrogates and health professionals about the surrogacy process in England and Wales. Click here
A school has banned a series of “extreme hairstyles”, including one known as “Meet me at McDonald’s”. The style is one of six deemed “unacceptable”
Local authorities should not have to cover legal aid funding deficiencies, the Court of Appeal has said, while upholding a mother’s challenge against a placement
A new domestic abuse sentencing guideline has been published, giving courts up to date guidance that emphasises the seriousness of this kind of offending. The guideline identifies
Tests to check whether children aged eight and nine know their times tables will be trialled in some primary schools in England next month before
The Supreme Court has determined that the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction1980 cannot be invoked if by the time of
The Department for Education’s review of foster care in England, conducted by Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers and published on 6th February 2018, recommends that the
The government may ask schools in England to make extra checks, including keeping an extra contact number to call when children don’t turn up. Read