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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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children -v- Gard – update
Supreme Court decides that permission to appeal must be refused. Case being considered by Human Rights Court. Earlier posts about this case can be found here and here. The case concerned an eight-month-old child, Charlie Gard, who suffers from Mitochondrial Depletion...
Letter to the Editor of The Sunday Telegraph
We wrote to The Sunday Telegraph on 25 May. It doesn't look as if they are going to publish our letter, so we thought we'd publish it here. You can read related posts here, here and here. dtletters@telegraph.co.uk, stletters@telegraph.co.uk 25 May 2017 Dear Madam /...
Re J : Unfair Care Orders Overturned on Appeal
In Re J (Children) [2017] EWCA Civ 398 (23 May 2017) the Court of Appeal allow an appeal from His Honour Judge Tolson QC, overturning care orders that he had made at an Issues Resolution Hearing (IRH). An IRH is a penultimate hearing, which is generally fixed once all...
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...
Party Manifestos: Family Law
Party manifestos rarely include specific proposals for legislation or changes in the law, tending instead to go for rather woolly and vague aspirations which are less likely to come back and bite them if and when they get into power. But in the 2017 general election...