In Part 1, the authors analyse the recent High Court judgment in the case of KL v BA [2025] EWHC 102 (Fam), which addresses the legal implications of parental responsibility (PR) for non-biological ...

The Appeal Court’s detailed analysis of the law on revocation of adoption orders reveals a serious divide between those judgments which accept their sacrosanctity and those which have used the ...

Assisted reproduction has been around for over 45 years but the law in this area is still very much developing. This article will explore under what circumstances individuals creating a child through ...

The Judgment of Mrs Justice Theis DBE in the case of A v Adopt London North & Ors (‘ A v Adopt ’) spotlights the shortcomings of the Local Authority in understanding its statutory obligations in ...

Julie Sparrow, barrister of St Philips Chambers specialising in public law children proceedings, explores the consequences of recent cases and proposed changes to legislation which will affect the ...

Naomi Goode, psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice and with The Mediation Space. Caroline Croft, barrister at Coram Chambers and founding member of FLANC (Family Law Advice for the ...

A guide through the evolution of approach to post adoption contact in the last 9 months, looking at the guidance from the PLWG’s comprehensive recommendations and cases law to see how the courts have ...

On 26 February 2025, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, published new guidance for family judges on when, how, and why to write to children in family proceedings. This article ...

The Family Law Awards return this autumn for what promises to be another exceptional evening of celebration, recognition and ...

James Dove, Harcourt Chambers Re K (Powers of the Family Court) [2024] EWCA Civ 2 confirmed that the Family Court has powers to make inherent jurisdiction orders. This wide-ranging article explores ...

Mark Jones, Barrister, No 5 An article covering the recent rollout of Pathfinder from a practitioner in Birmingham. This article initially focusses on the legal framework and objectives of Pathfinder ...

The Children’s Commissioner for England is calling on members of the House of Lords to support a key amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would establish national thresholds for ...