Peace on Earth, but not for family law One might reasonably expect the holiday season in family law to provide some much-needed relief from the continual torrent of family law news. However, anyone with such an expectation will have been sorely disappointed this holiday season just gone. Three major stories broke between Christmas and the […] More
Family law statistics: As I reported here, the Ministry of Justice has published quarterly statistics on the work of the Family Court, for July to September 2019. The highlights included that the statistics showed an increase in the number of cases starting and an increase in the number of cases disposed of in the family […] More
McKenzie friends Biased advice As I mentioned here on Friday, Dr Tatiana Tkacukova, Senior Lecturer in English Language at Birmingham City University and Professor Hilary Sommerlad, Leeds Law School, have carried out a study assessing the quality of advice handed out by advisors on online forums and social media platforms. It does not make particularly happy reading, finding “that online advisors […] More
A review of family law in 2019 It’s that time again. A review of family law in 2019 as traditional as Christmas Day gluttony, Boxing Day hangovers and tasteless lights festooning the front of the house. But don’t fear – I will keep this mercifully short, looking only at the year’s events that affected the […] More
Read v Panzone The Court of Appeal judgment in Read v Panzone was published in early October. It’s been on my ‘to do’ list for a post here ever since, but other things have got in the way. I thought I better get around to writing the post, as it contains a familiar but nevertheless essential message for anyone involved […] More
Latest family court statistics The Ministry of Justice (‘MoJ’) has published its latest set of quarterly statistics on the work of the Family Court, for July to September 2019. And they don’t exactly make cheerful reading. Amongst the headlines are: an increase in the workload of the Family Court, care proceedings taking longer, and fewer […] More
Adoption rates down Statistics for looked after children in England, for the year ending 31st of March 2019, have been published by the Department for Education. The statistics show that the number of children looked after by local authorities in England increased by 4% since 2018 to 78,150 – continuing increases seen in recent years. […] More
