Many people may be thinking over the consequences of the House of Commons’ decision this week about IVF. Approval has been given to extend IVF procedures to the creation of embryos using not just a father’s sperm and a mother’s egg but DNA from the cells of a second female. The reason is to avoid genetic problems in children which… Read more →
That was certainly the view of a French family judge who refused to allow a couple to name their daughter “Nutella” after the chocolate hazelnut spread. In France, if is considered giving a child name which is not their interest, the state prosecutor can refer the case to the family court as family judges have the right to remove names… Read more →
Our eminent residential property expert, Ross Ward, answers your questions about moving home. If you have a query about buying or selling, email marketing@tayloremmet.co.uk I am buying a new build property and have been asked to exchange contracts, even though it will not be ready for a couple of months. Do I have to pay a deposit at this stage?… Read more →
In the blog entitled “Access to Justice” dated 7th November 2014 (www.tayloremmet.co.uk/blogs/access-to-justice/) it was reported that Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division of the High Court, had expressed his frustration with the legal aid system in a case in which a three year old boy had been removed from his parents by the Local Authority. The parents… Read more →
A Law Commission consultation paper entitled ‘Simplification of Criminal Law: Kidnapping and Related Offences’ published on 20th November 2014 makes two recommendations which, if made into law, will have grave consequences for parents who take their own children out of the country without the other parent’s consent. Family law, which is civil rather than criminal law, provides that a parent… Read more →
The testicles are suspended from a cord that is called the spermatic cord. Testicular torsion occurs when the spermatic cord twists and cuts of the blood supply to the testicles. When this happens it causes intense testicular pain to occur in a short space of time. Testicular Torsion: Who does it affect? Testicular torsion most commonly occurs in boys just… Read more →
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