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WHO DECIDES WHO DECIDES? WITHDRAWAL OF CARE PROCEEDINGS
This is a guest post by Laura Vickers. Laura is a specialist children law barrister and mediator practising at No5 Barristers’ Chambers. She tweets as @LauraVickersNo5 Where a local authority determines that the medical evidence falls short of proving that...
The family court and vulnerable people
What approach should the family court adopt when dealing with vulnerable people and those with disabilities? Judges and magistrates of the family court deal with some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Quite often, people will find it difficult to...
Another view on the government ‘spotlight review’ report – on how the family courts treat domestic abuse
This is a guest post by Ursula Rice. Ursula is a Solicitor-Advocate and Director at Family First Solicitors. She tweets as @tweetygraffity. We hope to publish more posts about this Review in the coming days. You can read previous posts here and here. On...
Right of audience denied: McKenzie Friend not allowed to speak for litigant who was ‘well able to speak on her own behalf’
The recent case of Ameyaw v McGoldrick [2020] EWHC 1741 (QB) offers a cautionary tale about McKenzie Friends and what they can and can't do for you in court. In this case the judge, Mrs Justice Steyn, refused to allow the MF to make oral submissions on behalf of the...
A triad of judgments from the Supreme Court
This post provides an update to Polly Morgan's 'State of the Union' post, which outlined the Villiers' case when it was first heard. We suggest you read that original post first, because the facts and the legal concepts are explained more fully there. This is a very...
Spotlight Review: Breaking the Cycle of Failure for LIPs?
This is a guest post by Dr Jess Mant, Lecturer in Law at Cardiff University School of Law and Politics. Jess was recently awarded a PhD for her study on 'Litigants in Person and the Family Court: The Accessibility of Private Family Justice After LASPO'. We hope to...
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