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David Burrows examines the recent decision of the President of the Family Division refusing to vary a ‘confidentiality’ injunction protecting the identity and current location of a notorious child killer. … Continue reading about Publicity and Jon Venables: application to vary a confidentiality injunction
In this guest post solicitor-advocate David Rosen records a recent County Court ruling that the appropriate court in which to consider an injunction application dealing with matrimonial property is the Family Court, and recounts his experience of dealing with a litigant in person appearing via videolink. … Continue reading about Case note: Ezuego v Hara — Transferring property injunction proceedings to the family court
A number of changes in marriage and divorce law seem poised to be made by proposed legislation. In three linked posts, we take a quick tour round some of the bills awaiting consideration by Parliament. In this third post, Paul Magrath looks at possible extensions to the law on civil partnerships. … Continue reading about What next in family legislation? Part 3: Civil partnerships
A number of changes in marriage and divorce law seem poised to be made by proposed legislation. In three linked posts, we take a quick tour round some of the bills awaiting consideration by Parliament. In this second post, David Burrows looks at the law of marriage and how that might be reformed to accommodate changes in a diverse religio-secular society. … Continue reading about What next in family legislation? Part 2: Marriage
A number of changes in marriage and divorce law seem poised to be made by proposed legislation. In three linked posts, we take a quick tour round some of the bills awaiting consideration by Parliament. First, Paul Magrath discusses divorce reform. … Continue reading about What next in family legislation? Part 1: Divorce
David Burrows congratulates Nathalie Lieven QC on her appointment to the High Court bench in the Family Division, particularly in view of her background and experience in administrative law cases.… Continue reading about On the appointment of Lieven J to the Family Division
The European Court in Luxembourg enjoys a level of support and quality of facilities that domestic courts, with the possible exception of the UK Supreme Court, can only envy. Before issuing its multi-lingual judgments, the judges have the benefit, not only of a superb modern library, but also the intensively researched opinion of an Advocate General, the nature of whose role is perhaps not as well known as it could be. … Continue reading about A visit to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg
Old cases are often the best; but, asks David Burrows, how much does the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) take notice of some of them? … Continue reading about How much does the Legal Aid Agency take account of the common law?
David Burrows considers the recent privacy claim by Cliff Richard against the BBC in the context of family law and the restrictions on the reporting of private hearings.… Continue reading about Privacy: Cliff Richard and family law
David Burrows explores issues of privilege arising from recent revelations about the conduct of the US President’s former lawyer… Continue reading about President Trump and Michael Cohen: advice privilege and the ‘iniquity exemption’
