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NLJ this week: What to do when faced with the spectre of ‘parental alienation’

16 June 2023
Issue: 8029 / Categories: Legal News , Child law , Family , Divorce
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How are the courts applying the law in relation to the issue of ‘parental alienation’? Luke Scarratt, senior associate at Payne Hicks Beach, investigates how the law is being applied and what tools the courts have at their disposal.

Scarratt writes: ‘Typically, this issue arises during a dispute concerning child arrangements when a child refuses to spend time (or limits their time) with one parent, in favour of another.’

He explains the difficulties in proving the issue and shares advice on what lawyers, clients and practitioners can do if ‘parental alienation’ is alleged. 

Read more on the challenges posed by parental alienation here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

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Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

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Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

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NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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