How Address Change Can Lead to Unseen Driving Ban
This can and does happen. We have had distraught clients who only find out they are banned when they are informed by a police officer at the roadside. You may…
Parental Involvement; what will the change in the law mean for you?
22 October 2014 sees s.11 of Children and Families Act 2014 come into force. From today it is written in statute law that the Family Court making decisions…
I’ve been told I’m a Nearest Relative. What does this mean?
Mental Health lawyer Emma Silburn explains Everyone detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) has someone called their ‘Nearest Relative’. Who this person is set…
Divorcing later in life – why it’s important to get the finances right
New analysis by the Institute of Fiscal Studies suggests that people are now able to maintain their standard of living on retirement. But what does this mean…
Family Mediation: Inspiration from the Commonwealth
What an interesting coincidence, amid the excitement of the Commonwealth Games, that a recent report about promoting the uptake of family mediation draws on experiences from the Commonwealth to…
Time to review your child maintenance arrangements
Following the breakdown of a relationship, the priority of parents is to make sure their children are appropriately cared for.
Criminalisation of Forced Marriage
Monday 16 June 2014 marks a momentous occasion in the fight against forced marriages. As of today, the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 will…
A quick guide to the Inquest system
The high profile Inquest into the death of Mark Duggan in January of this year may have raised questions for those who have never been involved with…
Child Arrangement Orders … Just a Change of Label?
The labelling of Court Orders setting out the arrangements regarding the upbringing of children after parents have separated is an issue which Governments have been wrestling with…
Has your relative been detained under section 3 of the Mental Health Act?
A person detained under section 3 of the Mental Health Act can appeal in their own right to the Mental Health Tribunal or the Hospital Managers…
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