Baker Solicitors are pleased to announce Partner and Head of Family, David Parkes, has been awarded the Higher Rights of Advocacy (civil) qualification by the SRA. Obtaining this qualification invol…

The government has suffered a defeat in the House of Lords over plans to allow councils to opt out of legal obligations to vulnerable children. The crossbencher Lord Ramsbotham successfully moved an…

The Law Society recently reported on a couple successfully awarded damages under the Human Rights Act after their children were unlawfully removed by their Local Authority (LA). The case has taken s…

ChildLine have published their annual review and report that of the top ten reasons for children contacting them, Family Relationships (including divorce and parents’ separation) is number one, resul…

In 2012 a number of changes were made to Legal Aid funding to try and reduce Government spending. This included significant cuts to that available for matters of Family Law. You probably haven’t not…

It seems that this summer is NOT the summer of love for many well known celebrities as divorces continue to hit the headlines.... The National Bureau of Statistics for the People’s Republic of China…

There was a Family Law case back in 2013, where Northamptonshire County Council removed a 15 day old baby from it's mother, having concluded that the baby was at a real risk of physical harm from the…

Bakers Solicitors will be running a free family law advice clinic every Saturday throughout January 2014 from 10am to 1pm. This is an opportunity to speak to an experienced professional about family…