Nail testing is a toxicological method used to detect drug use or, in the case of nail alcohol testing, to monitor abstinence or chronic and excessive alcohol consumption over an extended period.

Join us in person on Saturday 7 June in Birmingham with the Article continues below... Bar Conference – held for the very ...

Cansofrd Labs recently hosted a live Q&A covering key questions around hair strand testing – from cut-off levels and concerns about bias to the science behind our analysis. It was a chance to explain ...

Service is an often ignored but critical subject for international family practitioners in every case. If service rules are not followed carefully, you run the risk of your client ending up divorced ...

This article addresses the key issues discussed at a Doughty Street Chambers seminar which considered the issue of controlling and coercive behaviour in the Court of Protection with consideration of ...

This paper demonstrates that the assumption of accidental bruising in non-mobile infants being rare is not supported by research. It highlights weaknesses in the evidence-base and shows that between 0 ...

The Tipstaff is often one of the first topics of discussion raised by new clients who have been accused of abducting their children. Questions that I am regularly asked are “What is the Tipstaff?” ...

Hannah Rought-Brooks considers the legal framework, post Brexit, for placing children outside the jurisdiction in the EU during or at the conclusion of care proceedings. The Hague Convention now ...

Up to £39 million has been allocated to 50 projects across England and Wales to protect victims from domestic abuse and stalking ...

Domestic abuse is rife within family law proceedings and instances of coercive control are no exception. The exacerbation of cases of domestic abuse prompts the view that the court should respond ...

The internet is replete with humorous courtroom exchanges – genuine or apocryphal - between hapless lawyers and intelligent sarcastic witnesses but the reality is that advocates come prepared with ...

This article discusses the recommendations in Law Com No 408 Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law (2022) which are intended to broaden the options available for ‘tying the knot’ whilst protecting ...