Help families avoid crisis, urges care review
A review of councils’ children’s care services has been warned that tens of thousands more children could end up in care without drastic changes to child protection in England. The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, described as “once in a generation”, is assessing the intervention with struggling families who are reaching crisis point. The […]
Knights acquires South East-based firm for £11.5m
Midlands-headquartered firm Knights has acquired a 130-year-old counterpart in a £11.5m deal. Coffin Mew is an independent law firm based primarily in Portsmouth with offices in Southampton, Brighton and Newbury. In a statement, Knights stated that the acquisition will bring 102 new fee earners to Knights, significantly expanding Knights’ presence in the South East, an […]
The law’s view of sexual relations in marriage: from central to peripheral?
Sex, marriage, and rock and roll: why sexual relations are becoming less central to the legal and social definitions of marriage and family relationships Whilst civil partnerships (CPs) and marriage are available to all, the social paradigms attached to these labels still divide society. Marriage is imbued with tradition and religious ideologies, and consequently, only […]
