In this article Lucy Sowden and Chloe Branton consider the power of the Court under s 91(14) Children Act 1989 to require a party to obtain leave of the Court before any further applications can be pursued. As part of that analysis, Lucy and Chloe examine the use of s 91(14) in cases of ‘lawfare’ and what may have caused the noted increase in use of s 91(14) Orders, including s 91A and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
In this article family law barristers Katherine Goss, Julia Nelson and Lucy Sowden from Park Lane Plowden chambers set out the key features of the New House Rules and the notable changes to Standard Family Orders in both public and private children cases and in financial remedy proceedings.