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In Season 9, Episode 4 of the Family Law Week podcast, hosted by Westgate Chambers’ Scott Sharp, Anna Yarde takes part in a discussion on the recently published resource for…
On Friday, we were delighted to welcome delegates to the return of our annual Public Law Conference, held at the iconic Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
The day offered a…
James Dove writes for LexisNexis on Inherent Jurisdiction Orders in relation to Children in Family Courts. The full article is published in the June edition of Family Law. Click here…
John Vater KC and Hannah McSorley will be delivering a webinar on the new guidance received on covert recordings in children proceedings.
Date: 11 June
Time: 5pm
The…
Helen and Frances’ article responds to the recent Family Justice Council guidelines on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System, offering practical advice on how to better support neurodivergent clients throughout…
Secrets are the StonesThat sink the boatTake them out, look at themThrow them out and floatLemn Sissay, ‘My Name is Why’1
The Family Court’s approach to post-adoption contact is shifting.
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An essential mindset and step-by-step approach
The identification, assessment and mitigation of risk is a core part of the work of social workers, lawyers and judges. The perception of risk…
Does the Cafcass Domestic Abuse Practice Policy get the balance right between protecting adult and child victims from harm, and supporting children to have a relationship with both parents where…
Neurodivergence appears finally to be getting its turn in the spotlight. In January of this year the ‘Family Justice Council Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners’…
We’re pleased to share that our pupils, Imogen and Rosie, are now accepting instructions.
Having gained valuable experience in their time so far at Harcourt, they are now developing their…
Justine Ramsden and Ben Woolstencroft talk about the Cafcass domestic abuse practice policy in their latest webinar with For Media Group.
In the webinar they delve into the rationale…
‘Make do and Mend’: Practice Guidance on the use of Intermediaries
The views expressed in this paper are mine and mine alone. They are not to be taken as representing…