Local authority criticised for ‘substantial and dogged’ resistance to post-adoption sibling contact
East London Family Court has determined a post-adoption contact order is necessary to facilitate and safeguard meaningful sibling contact, following “substantial and dogged resistance within the local authority to promoting and advocating for such contact”. Her Honour Judge Reardon made the order for contact between two sets of adopted siblings under s.51 Adoption and Children […]
LSB should strengthen oversight to safeguard consumers, Law Society says
The Legal Services Board (LSB) should continue to strengthen its oversight of regulators’ performance to avoid consumer harm and prevent collapses such as Axiom Ince and SSB Group from happening again, the Law Society of England and Wales says. The comments were made in the Law Society’s response to the LSB’s 2026/2027 business plan consultation, […]
ChatGPT’s restrictions and the impact of AI LLMs on family law practitioners
AI is here to stay, says Maguire Family Law partner Robert Webster, and clients are going to use it. He explains why we can’t – and shouldn’t – attempt to prevent the use of AI, but should instead educate clients on its limitations and reinforce the value of human insight, knowledge and experience. OpenAI’s […]