This course is designed for both qualified and trainee lawyers. It will bring them up to date with, and give them a chance to discuss, some of the most recent changes and proposed changes in family law.
The course comprises elements of tutorled learning, discussion and group work.
Programme includes:
The topics covered will vary depending upon the cases and legislative changes that are prominent when the course is delivered. However, it is expected that the 2011 course will focus on the following topics:
Private Children Law Key Updates including the Children and Adoption Act 2006 Enforcement
Contact and Domestic Abuse
Leave to remove
Special guardianship and Placement Orders
Removal under Interim Care
Parental responsibility and latest cases in private and public law.
Changes in the Allocation and Transfer of cases between the tiers of family court
Cohabitation Law and Practice
Financial Orders (Previously known as Ancillary relief) The latest cases
Domestic Abuse- Update
The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007
Impact of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and changes ahead
Key Benefits:
By the end of the course, you will have gained an update on recent developments in family law.
