British couple awarded parental rights after ‘administrative’ complications from US surrogacy
A Family Court judge has given approval for a parental order to be made for a British couple following complications arising from a child being born to a surrogate in Minnesota, USA. One of the child’s parents was awarded a step-parent adoption as part of an “administrative process”, but without the necessary checks for compliance […]
Family court body calls for social work reforms ‘to go further’
Nagalro has welcomed the Independent Review of Social Work Professional Regulation in England but argues that proposed reforms should go further when it comes to family procedure rules in courts. The review by Dame Annie Hudson, published last week, notes the “unique challenges” faced by the sector but describes Social Work England as “too slow” […]
The case for responsible AI in legal services
Sarah Murphy, general manager of legal technology company Clio International, shares practical advice on how to implement AI responsibly and safely in legal services. A transformational opportunity for the legal sector has arrived in the form of AI. AI tools can automate tedious tasks and augment human reasoning to make lawyers both more effective […]