This week Natasha and I discuss the cases Re A (a child) and N v F, Lord Neuberger's speech on open justice and the recent parliamentary debate on 'hyper-injunctions'.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
Family LoreCast #38, 24th March 2011
This week Natasha and I discuss the cases Re A (a child) and N v F, Lord Neuberger's speech on open justice and the recent parliamentary debate on 'hyper-injunctions'.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
Family LoreCast #37, 10th March 2011
After a break, Natasha and I return for our 37th LoreCast. Stories discussed this week include:- Restrict the legal access of the rich not litigants in person;
- Domestic violence victims and their children at risk as support services are cut;
- Newly-separated parents offered information on arranging child maintenance;
- Re T (A Child: Murdered Parent): The approach of the court remains the same;
- Father of autistic son wins right to have him returned home; and
- Time for the sharia courts to open up.
Family LoreCast #36, 17th February 2011
In this week's LoreCast I discuss the Practice Directions supplemental to the new Family Procedure Rules and the cases of C (A Child) and O (Children), and Natasha explains what happened at the meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Family Law and The Court of Protection this week, which explored the issue of shared parenting.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
Family LoreCast #35, 10th February 2011
In this week's LoreCast Natasha and I try a slightly different format, with each of us discussing items that we have found particularly interesting. Topics covered are the cases of Jones v Jones and Richardson v Richardson, a study published on how local authorities work with domestically abusive fathers and the next meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Family Law and The Court of Protection, which 'will explore the different interpretations of shared parenting as a legal and practical notion'.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
Family LoreCast #34, 3rd February 2011
In this week's LoreCast Natasha and I discuss the second report of the Munro Review, the case of CW & Ors v TW and Sir Nicholas Wall's call for cohabitees' property rights.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
Family LoreCast #33, 27th January 2011
In a slightly shorter than usual LoreCast this week, Natasha and I discuss the case where a surrogate mother who changed her mind was allowed to keep the baby and the Law Society's warning regarding the rise in litigants in person if the government presses ahead with legal aid reforms.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
Family LoreCast #32, 20th January 2011
This week Natasha and I discuss the Law Society's warning of the possible risks of using cheap online divorce sites, Resolution launching a new online directory of IFAs with divorce accreditation and the BBC's forthcoming series Justice - A Citizen's Guide.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
Family LoreCast #31, 13th January 2011
This week Natasha and I discuss the Law Commission's consultation paper on pre-nuptial agreements, the launch of the Justice for All campaign and the government's proposed child support reforms.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
Family LoreCast #30, 6th January 2011
In our first LoreCast of the new year Natasha and I look back on the big family law stories and cases of 2010, and look forward to the stories that will be making the headlines in 2011.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
Family LoreCast #29, 16th December 2010
In our last LoreCast of the year Natasha and I discuss Baroness Deech's question on legal aid cuts in the House of Lords, David Cameron's speech on families and relationships, the sharp rise in the number of women killed by violent partners and an Oxford solicitors firm's promotion offering half-price divorces.Click below to listen to the LoreCast.
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