New figures published by the Department for Education on 11 December provide a detailed picture of how child sexual abuse ...

The government has announced plans to establish a new national Child Protection Authority (CPA), intended to strengthen ...

A new Bar Council report has warned that family legal aid is becoming unsustainable, with many barristers saying they would ...

The Bar Council has urged the government to abandon proposals that would restrict the use of jury trials, warning that such changes risk undermining public confidence in the criminal justice system.

Resolution’s Finance, Pensions and Tax Committee has analysed the Autumn Budget delivered on 26 November and highlighted ...

Women’s Aid has responded to the Ministry of Justice’s latest package of criminal justice reforms and funding commitments, ...

The Crown Prosecution Service has highlighted the growing complexity of violence against women and girls (VAWG) cases, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this article, Imogen Watkins, Josephine Moreton and Ciara Coleman, barristers at specialist family law set 4PB, discuss the complex questions raised by the growth of digital tracking devices for ...

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 ...

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 ...