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Latest News & Events
London Borough of Enfield v The Mother & Ors [2026] EWHC 2473 (Fam)
by Megan Bithel-Vaughan This case of London Borough of Enfield v The Mother & Ors [2026] EWHC 2473 (Fam) addresses the interplay between a Forced Marriage Protection Order (FMPO) application and subsequent care proceedings which arise from the same and/or similar facts. Specifically, the case…
Occupation orders and interim child arrangements after KM v LN [2026] EWHC 2123 (Fam)
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…
The Dekagram: 2nd November
This week John Schmitt addresses issues arising over pleading a bare denial in a Defence, something likely to interest all practitioners who draft on either side of a dispute and yet which is rarely dealt with by the courts; whilst Robert Parkin examines a case…
The Intersection between Public Liability and Human Rights – Conference in London on 6 October
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…
Personal Injury Claims on behalf of Children Conference in Sheffield – [NEW DATE: 11 February 2027]
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 –…
When a Fundamental Dishonesty Allegation Goes Wrong
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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