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Grandmother Wins Fight to Care for Her Grandchildren
A grandmother from Wythenshawe has this week breathed a huge sigh of relief as she has prevented two of her […]
Victory for Teenager After Sefton Council Try to Force Her to Leave Residential Placement
A 19 year old woman who lacks capacity to make major life decisions including where she should live has, with […]
The Adoption Legal Centre Sponsors National Adoption Conference
Home for Good is a charity that aims to make adoption and fostering a significant part of the life and […]
North Yorkshire Adopters Successful Challenge for Adoption Allowance
A North Yorkshire couple have successfully challenged North Yorkshire County Council’s policy of not paying adoption allowances beyond their child’s 18th […]
Huddersfield Family Lawyer Shortlisted for Family Law Partner of the Year 2015
Nigel Priestley at Ridley & Hall, was shortlisted for the Family Law Partner of the Year 2015 at the prestigious […]
Battling Grandmother Wins £30,000 Kinship Settlement with London Borough of Hackney
A London grandmother, aged 60, has forced the London Borough of Hackney to pay over £30,000 in an out of […]
Ridley & Hall Celebrates Double Accreditation
The 2015 Legal 500 rankings have been announced and Ridley & Hall is pleased to be named as the highest […]
Big Money Cases are they Really Newsworthy?
There is an expectation of the right to a private and family life under the European Convention for the Protection […]
Divorce Settlement Appeals Allowed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favour of two women who say they were misled as to their ex-husbands’ […]
New Kinship Care Research Shows Potentially Disastrous Effects of Tax Credit and Welfare Reform
Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall and trustee of the Family Rights Group, has welcomed the call to […]
