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What to expect in family legal proceedings and which orders you can apply for.
Family members (paragraphs A277 to 319Y).
Immigration staff guidance on considering claims based on family life (as a partner or parent) or exceptional circumstances.
Quarterly and annual data on the volume of cases dealt with by family courts over time, with statistics also broken down for the main types of case involved. Includes data on matrimonial matters, Domestic Violence Remedy Orders, Forced Marriage Protection...
This new pilot Practice Direction 36V reflects the existence of the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme, launching 26 March 2021.
We hear cases where a child who is the subject of legal proceedings must be protected and this protection is not possible under the Children Act 1989. This is called our ‘inherent jurisdiction’. The most common type of case is...
Guidance for people involved in UK-EU cross-border disputes about parental responsibility.
The Committee on Standards in Public Life has launched its report reviewing the extent to which regulators uphold the Seven Principles of Public Life.
We are gathering a range of views to help us reach well-informed and fair decisions on proposed regulatory changes to childcare in England.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Employment Tribunal decision.
This report sets the main conclusions and recommendations made by the 'Family justice review' for the family justice system.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Gray on 14 June 2019.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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