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A BLOG FROM THE FAMILY BAR

Narey Report Part II – Blueprint or Fairy Story?

Once upon a time a long long time ago I wrote a blog post about a report written by Mr Narey. Mr Narey was a naughty man who wanted to take lots of babies away from their mummies. I wrote a story telling all the people about why Mr Narey’s naughty report said...

Busting more Myth Buster myths…

In November 2014 I wrote about the Adoption Myth Buster Guide, see here : Take me to your Leadership Board. I said that it had been confirmed that the “top QC” who had authored the guide was in fact Janet Bazley QC. Janet has recently been in touch to ask me if I...

The great legal aid caper

Today has been rangy. From the moral categorisation via twitter of assorted freakish foodstuffs, prompted by my uncompromisingly rod-like breakfast fruit (should you not already be cognisant of it be warned that capers, black olives, celery, cucumber, and gherkins are...

Clear now?

The Telegraph this morning runs a “Top Family Judge” story :”Social workers must not ‘shy away’ from adoption – top family judge. Sir James Munby seeks to head off collapse in adoption placements warning that children could be put at risk by new...