The importance of the relationship between brothers and sisters is recognised increasingly across different disciplines. However, in care proceedings decisions are made often to separate siblings and ...

Family judges decide facts on the balance of probabilities: either it happened or it did not. There is no third box labelled “might have”. In cases of paediatric gonorrhoea, however, courts have at ...

The Children’s Commissioner for England has urged peers to strengthen the Crime and Policing Bill to better protect children ...

This article explores the need for reform in how children in care within England and Wales are placed with family overseas. Despite kinship care gaining prominence domestically children placed with ...

In this article we examine the intersection of the UK’s family visa rules with the family law issues and concerns that may arise when families are separated for immigration reasons. We discuss the ...

This article examines the complex intersection of financial abuse and pre-nuptial agreements in later-life marriages, particularly where significant age gaps and blended family dynamics exist. It ...

An analysis of recent cases involving abortion and infanticide reveal the antiquated approach on which the current laws are based. Women today remain at risk of ‘witch hunts’. Police guidelines allow ...

With the government’s consultation on cohabitation reform due later this year, this article examines how the current trusts framework developed under ToLATA 1996 fails to recognise and address the ...

Two leading adoption organisations have issued urgent calls for a full, cross-government review of support for adopted ...

New figures shared by the Ministry of Justice reveal that in 2024/25 there were 6,989 child sexual abuse and exploitation ...

The NSPCC has warned of a growing crisis in online blackmail affecting children and young people, after new research revealed that one in five UK parents know a child who has experienced this form of ...

To give entrants more time, the submission deadline has been extended to Friday 5 December 2025. The LexisNexis Legal Awards are a powerful platform for brand visibility and thought leadership, ...