Summary: A cake and bourbon show with no cake. Or bourbon. Or Ben. Or Jonathan. What we do have though is an in depth look at the work of the family courts of England and Wales with a particular focus on the increasingly common issue of forced marriages. Have a listen right here. Joining Kirstin this week (actually in Podcast Towers for a change!) is Joseph Lynch. He is a family law specialist whose work mainly involves public law cases - where a local authority is seeking to remove the child from the custody of the parents. Joe can be contacted via his chambers, Central Chambers. We will be back in <cough> six weeks with a new series. Series 10 is quite likely to end with a party. What do you say? Fancy joining us for a few sneaky drinks at a live show? Let us know on the Twitter, Google+, email or on 0161 408 5037 Some other stories for which we did not have time this week: Grayling turns on yet another “valued partner”. Serco this time.http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/moj-calls-in-police-over-serco-fraud-claims/5037199.article ...but refuses to back down on Legal Aid destruction.http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/areas-of-law/legal-aid-and-access-to-justice/grayling-refuses-to-delay-legal-aid-cuts/5037170.article Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Orders or Suspected sex offender restraining ordershttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23844385Jonathan Rayner, writing in the Law Society Gazette, quotes Law Society criminal law committee chair Richard Atkinson told me: ‘It is a dangerous move to take away the requirement for a conviction to make a restrictive order, not least because the order will be interpreted as proof that you committed the offence and that you are indeed a paedophile.‘Also, if you resort to litigation to resist the restrictions, you are effectively telling the prosecution in advance how you intend to conduct your defence – giving the prosecution two bites of the cherry.’ Also, keep a lookout for a new law-based podcast, coming soon on the Northpod network of podcasts. Don't worry as we will add the new show to your podcast feed automatically when it's available so you don't miss out.
