Mediation and Family Hubs Sukhdeep Dhillon For Avadis & Co. Solicitors 16/11/2015 With the government in the process of preparing budgets cuts of 25% and 40% within various departments, what does the future really hold in the sphere of family law? It’s fair to state that while the government wishes for
Phillip O’Sullivan For Avadis & Co. Solicitors 18/11/2015 When a child is abused by a foster parent, some people would argue that the local authority that placed the child with the foster parents should be held partially responsible for the fate of the child. At law, this is what’s known as vicarious liability, and
Phillip O’Sullivan For Avadis & Co. Solicitors 25/11/2015 When your marriage begins to fall apart, it is a difficult and complex time, and taking that final step of separation or divorce is a daunting prospect. The ending of a relationship is hard enough, but when children are thrown into the mix, the situation
“To pay or not to pay” Sukhdeep Dhillon 10/11/2015 New figures from the Child Maintenance Service reveal that £35 million of arrears owed to children have accumulated in less than two years since the Child Maintenance Service began providing its services. Responding to the figures for the period of August 2013 to August 2015, the
Domestic Violence Victims ‘Put At Risk’ Sukhdeep Dhillon For Avadis & Co. Solicitors 12/11/2015 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has stated it was alarmed to find that risks to vulnerable witnesses were not being properly dealt with; including incidents of racial or homophobic abuse and domestic violence. HMIC inspectors have placed police and prosecutors
Research Highlights Major Difficulties In Fffectively Anonymising Judgments Harry Giles For Avadis & Co. Solicitors 05/11/2015 Dr Julia Brophy has published research on children in the family courts and has found that the process involved in the anonymisation of cases not fit for purpose. The findings come as part of broader research into the requirement
Is no-fault and fast-track divorce the new 21st century phenomenon? Catherine Deboos For Avadis & Co. Solicitors
Review into children’s residential care announced by David Cameron Harry Giles 02/11/2015 David Cameron has announced a comprehensive new review into the quality of children’s care homes across the country. This review coincides with the release of Ofsted figures concerning the quality of residential children’s care in the UK. Councils spend £1 billion a year
