by Ally Grant | Sep 22, 2025 | Children law
Ebony Yusuf, a solicitor who specialises in Children Law, explains how to get funded under Legal Aid in childcare proceedings when social services are involved. If you’re involved in childcare proceedings, then legal representation (having a lawyer) is the best way to...
by Ally Grant | Aug 5, 2025 | Family law
Estella Newbold-Brown reflects on the High Court decision in KL v BA [2025] EWHC 102 (Fam) and the legal implications of incorrect birth registration for parental responsibility. Case Background – KL v BA [2025] EWHC 102 (Fam) The case concerned a child, MA,...
by Ally Grant | Dec 4, 2023 | Family law, Uncategorized
It’s very rare that a parent would request for their parental responsibility to be terminated. But in one of the first cases of its kind, GF (A Minor), Re [2023] EWFC 203, this is exactly what happened. What is Parental Responsibility? Parental responsibility refers...
by Ally Grant | Sep 5, 2023 | Family law
At 10.30am on 27 July 2023, a judgment was handed down, remotely, in what can only be described as a landmark ruling for same-sex couples. The Law Society Gazette has commented that this is a ‘historic win’ which has ‘opened the door on a new chapter in international...
by Ally Grant | Aug 17, 2023 | Family law
Most parents who go through separation can make decisions together regarding their child’s upbringing but when this is not possible it can be a daunting experience for a parent, not knowing whether they are entitled to make decisions for their child or whether those...