by Sarah P | Feb 1, 2016 | Comment
This post arises out of a recent comment by a parent on the Child Protection Resource site. I sat in a court waiting room in the not too distant past, when I noticed a lawyer go up to the client and say the judge wants to see us in chambers. So the client sat there...
by Louise Tickle | Jan 25, 2016 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Notorious
Should the standard of proof for child sexual abuse be lowered so that more of those accused can be tried and convicted in the criminal courts? This seemed to be the argument being made by Anne Longfield, children’s commissioner for England, on the Today programme...
by Julie Doughty | Nov 25, 2015 | Comment, Court of Protection, Transparency News
This is a guest post by Lucy Series. An extended version of this post appears on The Small Places blog. The Court of Protection has just announced its first pilot project: on transparency. The pilot project will reverse the presumption in the Court of Protection...
by Sarah P | Nov 24, 2015 | Comment
I attended the FJC debate at the Strand Palace hotel on November 24th. I will write a longer article for Jordans Family Law, to do justice to the full range of opinions expressed, but I will set out the highlights here for those who I know were keen to come, but...
by Sarah P | Oct 21, 2015 | Comment
On October 21st 2015 The Times published an article by the journalist Mike Pattenden who quotes Jacque Courtnage and me – somewhat to my surprise. I had not realised that our conversation was in fact an interview. Of course, this was very naive of me and I will...
by Alice T | Oct 20, 2015 | Comment
The Open Nest held an intriguing conference on Monday as National Adoption Week began: It gave a platform to the voices of some adults who were adopted as children; just at the moment that adoption agencies across England and Wales are filling media channels...
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