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Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown analyse recent relocation cases & lay out some practical advice

Local authorities have the power to arrange routine vaccinations for healthy children in their care despite the parents’ opposition, the Court of Appeal has held

The Court of Appeal is currently considering an important case on a parent’s right to refuse vaccination for their child

David Burrows provides a rundown of child support appeals to the First-tier Tribunal & Upper Tribunal

"An in-depth study into what it means to represent children who find themselves in the criminal justice system”

Doughty Street Chambers has launched a children’s rights group, which will focus on innovative legal advocacy aimed at securing the rights set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the limits of duty of care to children, in a case with potential impact for other negligence claims against public bodies

Step-parents are fast becoming the new norm but have limited rights, regardless of their responsibilities, as Sarah Hughes explains

Fee rates leave social workers unable to afford to take on legal aid cases

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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’

Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot

NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake

The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’

NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’

A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes

NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?

After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent

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