Articles
A selection of articles created by our Barristers
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Is it “All Change” or “As You Were”? The First Appellate Decision of the Child Focused Court
The first appeal arising from the Child Focused Court ("CFC") model has arrived quickly. In Re C (Child Arrangements Orders; Domestic Abuse; Child Focused Court) [2026] EWCA Civ 1216, handed…
Added in: Family
By: Sasha Watkinson
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Children Law Update - Autumn 2026
Children Law update Now we reach autumn 2026 (this year has gone far too fast) it is, inevitably, time for another of my now standard children law updates. I am…
Added in: Family
By: Michael Jones
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AI in Family Practice: useful assistance, continuing responsibility
AI in Family Practice: useful assistance, continuing responsibility A familiar workload, a new assistantConsider a familiar situation. A hearing is approaching, and the bundle contains school records, medical reports, and…
Added in: Family
By: Liam Kelly
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Court of Protection – Case Law Update October 2026
A day will come when a case law update does not mention AGNI. But it is not this day! We return with the periodic case law update to consider the…
Added in: Court of Protection
By: Jack Barber
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Court of Protection - Case Law Update - AGNI
We return in this edition to the regular case law update. Unfortunately, on this occasion, there are no prizes for guessing which of the cases worthy of attention over the…
Added in: Court of Protection
By: Jack Barber
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Matrimonialisation after Standish: BS v HC [2026] EWFC 20 and BC v BC (No 2) Matrimonialisation (Division of Shareholding; Provision for debt) [2026] EWFC 37
BS v HC [2026] EWFC 20The court considered the extent to which the husband’s pensions had accrued pre-marriage and whether an untouched pension fund accrued pre-marriage could be considered matrimonialised.…
Added in: Financial Remedies and Family Property
By: Conor Hogan
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Children Law Update
I will begin this summer’s update with a Peter Jackson LJ judgment on appeal: because what better way to start the summer? Re R (A Child: Leave to Oppose Adoption)…
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By: Michael Jones
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Blackpool Borough Council v Langley and Ors (No.3) (Publication of Judgments) [2026] EWHC 1100 (Fam)
A stellar cast from Deans Court Chambers appeared before Mr Justice McDonald in the case of Blackpool Borough Council v Langley and Ors (No.2) (re-opening of Findings) [2026] EWFC 69.…
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By: Molly Giles
