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Family proceedings – Orders in family proceedings. A judge in the course of care proceedings had given three judgments. In the third, she reversed her earlier finding that the father had sexually abused one of his children. The mother appealed. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowed the appeal as there had been no satisfactory explanation for the change in decision and a number of factual errors that the judge had not corrected when she claimed that she had.
Family proceedings – Orders in family proceedings. A judge in the course of care proceedings had given three judgments. In the third, she reversed her earlier finding that the father had sexually abused one of his children. The mother appealed. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowed the appeal as there had been no satisfactory explanation for the change in decision and a number of factual errors that the judge had not corrected when she claimed that she had.
Sam Townend KC explains the Bar Council’s efforts towards ensuring a bright future for the profession
Giovanni D’Avola explores the issue of over-citation of unreported cases and the ‘added value’ elements of a law report
Louise Crush explores the key points and opportunities for tax efficiency
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Is now the time to review your financial position, having reached a career milestone? asks Louise Crush
If you were to host a dinner party with 10 guests, and you asked them to explain what financial planning is and how it differs to financial advice, you’d receive 10 different answers. The variety of answers highlights the ongoing need to clarify and promote the value of financial planning.
On the 50th anniversary of the pub bombings, even now it is still unresolved. Chris Mullin, the journalist and former MP who led the campaign leading to the release of the Birmingham Six, looks back at events
One year on and the Court of Appeal fails to quash convictions after receiving evidence of racism in the jury room, and there are still no revisions to the Equal Treatment Bench Book , says Keir Monteith KC
Most of us like to think we would risk our career in order to meet our ethical obligations, so why have so many lawyers failed to hold the line? asks Flora Page
If your current practice environment is bringing you down, seek a new one. However daunting the change, it will be worth it, says Anon Barrister
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