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- John Edwards inquest: children's lawyer defends not telling court of no-contact wishCustody hearing wasn’t told Jennifer Edwards felt uncomfortable with her father knowing anything about herSlain schoolgirl Jennifer Edwards told an independent children’s lawyer she wanted an order forbidding her father from contacting her but that was never explicitly relayed to the family court, a Sydney inquest has heard.The lawyer, Debbie Morton, denied she was obliged […]
- The safety of children is our paramount concern at Cafcass | LetterJacky Tiotto, the chief executive of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, responds to an article about itRe Louise Tickle’s article (Twisted priorities mean Cafcass has failed to protect children from abusive parents, 28 July), the first duty of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service is to safeguard children […]
- Depp libel trial reveals problems of proof in domestic violence casesWhen two people give opposing accounts of private events, even top legal teams struggle to establish the truthDespite being a libel case, Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Another felt more like a criminal trial at the Old Bailey, or a domestic violence hearing in the family courts.Both Sasha Wass QC, for NGN, and […]