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Family proceedings – Evidence. During the course of care proceedings the Family Division considered what further assessment, if any, there should be of the father, in circumstances where the father, who lived in Somaliland, wished to care for the children himself. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office had advised against travel to Somaliland and the court held that it would not be appropriate for the court to authorise an independent social worker travelling to the region to assess the father.
Family proceedings – Evidence. During the course of care proceedings the Family Division considered what further assessment, if any, there should be of the father, in circumstances where the father, who lived in Somaliland, wished to care for the children himself. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office had advised against travel to Somaliland and the court held that it would not be appropriate for the court to authorise an independent social worker travelling to the region to assess the father.
The Chair of the Bar reports back
By Kem Kemal, CEO, Henry Dannell
By BSK Financial Planning
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs
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Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how global events can influence the performance of pensions and ISAs, and why taking a long-term approach to investing is often the most effective strategy
Kick off your career at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this October – it’s one of the most valuable opportunities for aspiring barristers, says Amelia Clegg
The golden age of advocacy? David Langwallner pays homage to the filmic if contentious barrister Sir Edward Carson and some of his contemporaries
Henry Fingerhut outlines what the Bar Standards Board AI guidance means for early career barristers
The Ministry of Justice will match-fund up to 100 criminal pupillages, with grants available to criminal chambers across England and Wales. Similar to the COIC scheme, the grants will match-fund pupillages additional to those otherwise offered without government funding
Not yet, says Jacob Turner. Regulation, unlike the technology itself, is a domain the legal profession can still control
