Introduction
A unanimous Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in the case of London Borough of Hackney v Williams & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 26 (26 January 2017), which was an appeal on three ... Continue Reading
Landlords seeking to evict tenants after 1 December 2016 (relying on any grounds) must use the new Notice Seeking Possession which has been amended to include reference to the new mandatory ground for poss... Continue Reading
A possession Order was made on 2 January 2014 in respect of a 3 bed/6-person property occupied by 2 brothers following the death of their grandfather on the basis that they did not have a right to successi... Continue Reading
Legal commentators are rightly excited by the judgment of Mr. Justice Peter Jackson in Lancashire County Council v M [2016] EWFC 9 and others, due to its use of plain English. The judgment is clear, concis... Continue Reading
For a whole variety of reasons, it is not uncommon for parents in care cases to allege that the children’s guardian is biased against them. Over the years, I have had many parents tell me that the guardi... Continue Reading
UK’s top family judge declares that UK law should give single parents through surrogacy the same rights as couples.
Sir James Munby, the President of the High Court Family Division, has made a formal... Continue Reading
The Court of Appeal’s consideration of the two joint appeals in City West v Massey and Manchester & District Housing Association has offered some clarification with regards to the making of Suspended... Continue Reading
Surrogate Motherhood:Written question – HL218
Department of Health
Surrogate Motherhood – HL218
Q: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on... Continue Reading
1. In May 2015 the Lord Chief Justice and Master of the Rolls commissioned an interim report from Lord Briggs looking at reforms that could be made to the civil justice system in England and Wales. This re... Continue Reading
Re W [2015] EWCA Civ 403 [FLR awaited] is required reading for public law practitioners, who may require some assistance in navigating the often tricky area of applications to revoke placement orders, or a... Continue Reading
St Ives Chambers is particularly well known for its family law expertise, which spans family finance, children and care matters………. Other key areas include crime and regulatory, commercial, Chancery and banking matters……
