A couple have been given the go-ahead to resume family life nine months after council social services bosses began family court litigation as a result of their baby son suffering
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An elderly widow who was at the centre of a dispute in a specialist court has died following a life-support ruling by a judge. Family members were at odds over
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Three families have asked a judge in a specialist court to consider whether parents should still decide what is best when teenagers with learning disabilities become adults. They have begun
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The introduction of new domestic abuse legislation next week will be a “landmark moment” for Scotland, the First Minister has said. Nicola Sturgeon spoke about the issue as she visited
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A couple with learning disabilities have had two children taken from their care after social workers raised safety concerns. Their eldest daughter was moved to a relative’s home more than
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A judge is preparing to consider whether parents should still decide what is best when teenagers with learning disabilities become adults. Three families are staging a “challenge the current law”
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A trust that has donated millions to medical science, healthcare, education and the arts in the UK has announced it is pausing all new giving as it faces legal cases
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New legislation which would ban adults from being able to smack their children has been introduced in Wales. The Welsh Government wants to remove the common law defence of reasonable
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A new law making psychological or emotional maltreatment a form of domestic abuse is likely to lead to a rise in cases going to court, Scotland’s top law officer has
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Police investigating the arson murder of a seven-year-old boy at his family home last year have released new images of a man they want to speak to. Joel Urhie died
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