Reporting Restrictions; Part 1

Part 1 of reporting restrictions concerning children in the criminal courts, the family courts, and the space in between. Freedom of press versus the right to privacy. This is the question that reporting restrictions usually come down to. For family practitioners the quick answer would appear to be “whatever is in the best interests of […]

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FDAC (Family Drug and Alcohol Court) Fact Sheet

Note: This is general guidance, local practice may differ.1. What is FDAC? – FDAC is a problem-solving court designed to help tackle the issue of parental substance misuse resulting in care proceedings. – The London FDAC was set up in 2008, with research showing (in one London survey) that cases involving parental substance abuse accounted […]

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Unit Chambers Partners With Alder Hey Children’s Charity

Since its inception in 2020 Unit Chambers has become the fastest growing family law specialists in the U.K. We are committed to producing the best possible results for our clients and supporting the needs of families both in the U.K. and Internationally. More importantly, we are committed to our local community. That’s why we are […]

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Summary Dismissal

‘Summary dismissal’ suffers from a non-uniform application across the family law jurisdiction: it’s explicit existence, scope and effect varies across the various core areas of family law practice. On that basis, I have limited the ambit of this article to just one of those core areas for now: applications brought under Part VI of the […]

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