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30 October 2025

Reported Case: Ralph Marnham and Mai-Ling Savage appear in Re H (Anonymous Surrogacy)[2025] EWFC 366

Ralph Marnham, instructed by Christina Pippas and Laura Burrows of Collyer Bristow, acted for the applicants and Mai-Ling Savage, instructed by Hilka Hollmann of Dawson Cornwell, acted for…

29 October 2025

Kate Van Rol Discusses the Government’s Proposed Wedding Law Reforms in County Weddings Magazine

The government has announced sweeping reforms to the wedding laws in England and Wales, making it easier for couples to choose how and where they wed. But is…

28 October 2025

Teertha Gupta KC and Mani Singh Basi Nominated at the Asian Legal Awards 2025

Congratulations to Teertha Gupta KC and Mani Singh Basi, who have both been nominated for the Asian Legal Awards 2025, hosted by the Society of Asian Lawyers, honouring…

24 October 2025

Bibi Badejo and Mani Singh Basi Deliver Workshops at the 2025 Resolution National YRes Conference

The Resolution National YRes Conference will take place on 7 November, and we’re delighted that Bibi Badejo and Mani Singh Basi have been invited to deliver workshops at…

23 October 2025

Reported Case: Justin Ageros Successfully Argues in the High Court for the Setting Aside of Five-Year-Old ‘Parental Alienation’ Findings

The judgment in O v C [2025] EWFC 334 has been handed down in which Justin Ageros (instructed by Jasmine Hollis of Beck Fitzgerald) appeared on behalf of…

22 October 2025

Five Members of 4PB Appear in the Court of Appeal Today in the Matter of Re: R (Children)

The matter concerns an appeal filed by the children, through their litigation friend, against the decision of the President of the Family Division. The appeal challenges the dismissal…

22 October 2025

Anita Mehta Invited to Speak at the Class Legal Financial Remedies Conference 2025

Anita Mehta was invited to speak at the sold-out Class Legal Financial Remedies Conference 2025. She delivered a presentation on one of the biggest questions in Financial Remedy…

22 October 2025

Reported case: Frankie Shama appears in complex 1980 Hague Convention proceedings concerning the wrongful removal of a child to the UK from Zimbabwe – F v L & Ors [2025] EWHC 2190

Frankie Shama (instructed by The International Family Law Group ) appeared on behalf of the Second Respondent maternal aunt in a complex child abduction case involving a dispute…

21 October 2025

Reported Case: Four Members of 4PB Appear in H (A Child) (Refusal of Relocation to UAE) [2025] EWHC 2691 (Fam)

Ruth Kirby KC (for the applicant), Mani Singh Basi (for the respondent) and Jacqueline Renton KC, leading Adele Cameron-Douglas (on behalf of the child), recently appeared in: H…

21 October 2025

Frankie Shama and Jonathan Rustin Appear in LGL v MC [2025] EWHC 2502 (Fam)

Frankie Shama (instructed by Lyons Davidson Limited) and Jonathan Rustin (instructed by Dawson Cornwell) appeared on behalf of the Applicant and Respondent respectively in proceedings brought under the…

21 October 2025

Baljinder Bath Invited to Join Legal AI Webinar Panel

Baljinder Bath has been invited to join a Legal AI Webinar Panel on Thursday, 23rd October 2025, to discuss the growing impact of artificial intelligence across the legal…

20 October 2025

4PB launches groundbreaking Breastfeeding Policy to support mothers returning to work

On 14th October, 4PB launched the Bar’s first ever Breastfeeding Policy to help better support breastfeeding members and staff and ease their return to work. The new policy…