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Lucy Barnes CEO and Co-Founder 'Lawyers Who Care CIC' and Pupil Barrister East Anglian Chambers The impact of trauma on ability to recall and recount testimony has been recognised as a key issue for ...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 is a significant milestone in embedding children's rights within Scots law. Following decades of advocacy ...

The Children's Commissioner has reacted to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: "As Children’s Commissioner, I want England to be the best place for children to grow up, where every child can be ...

Over six months into the Department for Education’s Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service (SIHIS) pilot its impact remains unclear. This article examines significant legal and forensic concerns ...

Leading drug, alcohol and DNA testing laboratory, AlphaBiolabs, has made a £500 donation to Blackburne House in Liverpool as part of its Giving Back campaign.

It is easy to lose count of the number of Court of Appeal decisions that emphasise the importance of both judges and social work professionals undertaking a balanced holistic evaluation of all the ...

Six months on from the implementation of changes to FPR rules surrounding NCDR, this article takes the opportunity to reflect holistically on: the aims of the changes; whether they have helped or ...

In July 2024 after three years of hearings and adjournments Mrs Justice Arbuthnot handed down her judgment in AA v ZZ a case which she described as unusual and perplexing. The Applicant wanted a child ...

‘Part 1’ of the article, published in the December 2024 edition of the journal, summarised three recent cases involving a dispute as to whether or not a ‘Nuptial Agreement’ was valid and binding on ...