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Mental Health lawyer Emma Silburn explains Everyone detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) has someone called their ‘Nearest Relative’.  Who this person is set…

New analysis by the Institute of Fiscal Studies suggests that people are now able to maintain their standard of living on retirement. But what does this mean…

What an interesting coincidence, amid the excitement of the Commonwealth Games, that a recent report about promoting the uptake of family mediation draws on experiences from the Commonwealth to…

Following the breakdown of a relationship, the priority of parents is to make sure their children are appropriately cared for.

Monday 16 June 2014 marks a momentous occasion in the fight against forced marriages. As of today, the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 will…

The high profile Inquest into the death of Mark Duggan in January of this year may have raised questions for those who have never been involved with…

The labelling of Court Orders setting out the arrangements regarding the upbringing of children after parents have separated is an issue which Governments have been wrestling with…

A person detained under section 3 of the Mental Health Act can appeal in their own right to the Mental Health Tribunal or the Hospital Managers…

The Home Office has introduced a scheme allowing police to disclose to individuals details of their partners’ abusive pasts, known as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme.

“Help to Buy” has been in the news increasingly recently. Official house price figures show a national increase of 6.8% on the year. Traditionally such statistics attract…