Category: Family Law

Achievements and challenges as the legal work continues Remember Summer 2023 – hot and dry, cold, and wet, and then hot and dry again. With students away, the university was unimaginably quiet – apart from grass … Read more

During the summer Philippa Bruce, Law Clinic Solicitor, has dealt with three cases involving the question whether someone who is not the parent of a … Read more

Final Year student Divine Adebowale played a crucial role in this Family Court case Final year LLB Law student Divine Adebowale has been supporting Clinic … Read more

The Clinic helped a young person, in a successful claim seeking financial provision from his deceased father’s estate The young person’s father sadly died after … Read more

Clinic’s Family solicitor Philippa Bruce draws on the work done to engage students in discussion on divorce law reform. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act … Read more

The group, led by Family Law Solicitor Philippa Bruce, held its first meeting earlier this month, attracting undergraduate and postgraduate students from across all stages … Read more

A group of 16 Kent Law Clinic students has begun training that will enable them to support victims of domestic abuse during court proceedings. The … Read more

By Kent Law Clinic Solicitor Philippa Bruce A new partnership between Kent Law Clinic and SATEDA (Support & Action To End Domestic Abuse) gives law … Read more

Student Committee updates: Christmas Dinner: The Law Clinic’s informal Christmas Dinner for staff, students and voluntary legal advisors will be held at Cafe Rouge in … Read more

With the school summer holidays fast approaching, this is the time of year when Kent Law Clinic is routinely called upon to give family law … Read more