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One of the purposes of the Dekagram is to draw to the attention of our readers opportunities that may not have occurred to them; this week Imogen Todd examines two very recent judgments in which witnesses were allowed the services of intermediaries, an under-used resource…
by Megan Bithel-Vaughan This article considers the case of London Borough of Enfield v The Mother & Ors [2026] EWHC 2473 (Fam) in which Tim Parker KC acted for the mother. This case addresses the interplay between a Forced Marriage Protection Order (FMPO) application and…
by Edward Lamb KC A marriage ends acrimoniously. The parties live together. The money to rent somewhere else is sitting in a bank account. Neither parent will leave the home. There are serious allegations yet to be determined. Into that stand-off the court inserts a…
We are hosting a half day conference in London: The Intersection between Public Liability and Human Rights. The conference is taking place at etc.venues Chancery Lane, 50-52 Chancery Lane London, London WC2A 1HL. Registration starts at 13:15 and the conference starts at 13:30 – 17:30. We will…
We are hosting a half day conference in Sheffield on Personal Injury Claims on behalf of Children. The conference is taking place at Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2PP. Registration starts at 13:15 and the conference starts at 13:30 –…
APIL is running a campaign to stop abuse of the rules on fundamental dishonesty by some defendants. Ben Rodgers has a recent tale from the coalface. Tom was a ground worker. In 2018, he was driving his employer’s flatbed van when the Defendant’s van drove…
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