Due to the difference in guidelines between the SRA and the Bar Standards Board, CPD points are awarded differently for Solicitors and Barristers...
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority:
Listen and pass the test: Gain 1 accredited CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the test, gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
This course aims to provide a detailed explanation of the provisions under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 relating to payments to unmarried mothers. It is aimed at practitioners in family law or those with an interest in the area. It also provides an update on the most important recent cases. The course is aimed at those with an intermediate level of understanding of the area.
In this CPDcast, we interview Philip Cayford QC and Jonathan Tod at 29 Bedford Row Chambers on the subject of Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. The discussion covers the origins of Schedule 1 from the old Poor Laws up until the most recent Schedule 1 decisions, including the Court of Appeal judgement in Morgan v Hill and the recently reported case of Re MT.
There is also a wider discussion about the adequacy of provision for children of unmarried parents and their mothers and possible reform of the area. This legal podcast provides a useful update for practitioners of all levels on the current Schedule 1 issues from leading family law barristers in this area.