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Forum Shah and Gemma Adams discuss the recent main and sentencing judgments in their case: Samira Addou v Sidali Bennabi [2024] EWHC 2702 (Fam) (25 October 2024) before Mr Justice Peel

Partner, Forum Shah and Associate, Gemma Adams, instructing Mani Basi of 4PB represented the mother, Samira… Read Article

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Domestic Abuse Protection Orders: Sacha Lee Provides an Update

Further to Carolina Marin Pedreño’s and Sacha Lee’s article regarding the Pilot Practice Direction on Domestic… Read Article

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Vaccinations: Sacha Lee provides a helpful reminder to parents preparing for the summer holidays

The summer school holidays are almost upon us which means that many parents will be planning… Read Article

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Shabina Begum recalls her journey on the pro bono legal team on the one year anniversary of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022

I was part of the pro bono legal team which drafted the Marriage and Civil Partnership… Read Article

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Amy Rowe explains how family mediation can help separating couples

The process of separating is difficult for any couple, but family mediation can help separating couples… Read Article

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Aysel Akhundova explains Co-Parenting in the Digital Age: The Rise of Co-Parenting Apps

In an age of instant communication and digital connectivity, co-parenting relationships are evolving with the rise… Read Article

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Sacha Lee attended the ASIME (Asociación de profesionales contra la Sustracción Internacional de Menores en España) congress in Malaga, Spain

From 22-24 November 2023, Sacha Lee attended the ASIME (Asociación de profesionales contra la Sustracción Internacional… Read Article

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Gemma Adams provides a helpful reminder of why you must not record court hearings – and what the repercussions could be

What is the legal framework that states I cannot record hearings in family proceedings? There are… Read Article

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Gemma Adams discusses when the court will intervene under the inherent jurisdiction in respect of a forename change to a child in care

In the recent case of C (Change of Forename: Child in Care), Re [2023] EWHC 2813… Read Article

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Amy Rowe and Sacha Lee explain Parental Responsibility and school clubs, school trips or extracurricular activities

Back to school season is upon us and, for many children, this means a return to… Read Article

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Forum Shah advises what swift steps should be taken if a child has been retained in another country after the summer holidays

Summer has been and gone in a flash. Minds are now turning to the back to… Read Article

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