It is amazing how fast things are changing. There were no TVs when my grandmother was little and now we all carry screens in our pockets. According to Bloomberg Opinion, “The pace of innovation and disruption is accelerating.” In the last 20 years we have seen a huge acceleration in the melting of the ice […] More
Hadkinson order I have written here previously on more than one occasion about cases involving ‘Hadkinson’ orders. As I explained before, Hadkinson orders, which are named after a 1952 case by that name, are orders that prohibit a party from taking any further court action until they comply with an earlier order of the court. […] More
As a parent of two teenagers, I can tell you that college is on our minds already and so are scholarships. I certainly don’t want my children to saddle themselves with huge student loans. They know how important a good education is and they know that means giving their studies their full effort now. They […] More
The case Re T (A Child): We’ve all seen those films that include a trial scene in which the defendant refuses to accept the authority of the court to rule over him. He does not have to answer to the court, which does not have the power to make orders that affect him. But what […] More
So often in life we get overwhelmed by everything going on and find ourselves just reacting, instead of setting goals and proactively taking part in our own lives. It is important to take a step back from things on occasion and get a clear objective view. It is important to remove things from our lives […] More
Making the decision to introduce a new partner to your children can be difficult. You may have a concern about upsetting your kids, worry about your ex-partner’s reaction or the impact on your new relationship. All of these are common and natural concerns. It can be difficult to gauge the right approach to take, but […] More
Playing the parental alienation card: As I reported here last Friday, earlier this month a study exploring the emergence and development of parental alienation (‘PA’) in England and Wales was published in the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. The study, conducted by Dr Adrienne Barnett of Brunel Law School at Brunel University London, found that parents, in particular, […] More
Family courts and domestic abuse: Last week a family case was the subject of an unusual level of attention from the media, both legal and mainstream, much of it reflecting badly upon the family justice system. I thought I should look at the case, in particular, the lessons that can, or cannot, be learned from […] More
