Sarah Gavron’s recent film Suffragette has received mostly positive reviews, despite its inaccuracies and omissions, but not all the critics are... Read More
Monthly Family Law Archives: December 2015
Fiction vs Family Law: The Archers and Reproductive Coercion
Issues of family law are often used in fiction to heighten drama. Who’s the father? Is she having an affair? Will there be a custody battle? However,... Read More
Re M (An Adult): The capacity to consent to marriage
The High Court has ruled that a twenty-five year old who married in Pakistan did not have the capacity to enter into the marriage. RS married in... Read More
Baroness Hale calls for children’s voices to be heard
In a characteristically clear and colourful speech, entitled ‘Are we nearly there yet?’ the deputy president of the Supreme Court has called for the family... Read More
India bans foreign-financed surrogacy
Earlier this month, India imposed a ban on foreigners paying local surrogates to carry their children. Commercial surrogacy is illegal in the UK and most other... Read More