Child Action Prevention Trust are raising awareness of injuries being suffered by children and offer guidance on working together as a community to prevent injury to children, who are of course very vulnerable in society. Children are often unable to recognise dangerous situations in the same way adults are. For example, whilst children are playing it is often the case unfortunately that they step into the road in front of a passing vehicle, or can suffer injuries whilst playing on various apparatus within a play area. In addition, it is becoming easier for children to be targeted by potential abusers. The normality of social media means that children are interacting with strangers on a daily basis who could be posing as children to gain their trust with the intention of abusing the child.

Ramsdens are delighted to announce we have been shortlisted for four prestigious legal awards. We are up for Law Firm of the Year at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2017.

There has been significant press coverage regarding Rebecca Minnock running away with her three year old son. Rebecca Minnock decided to run away with her son after a Judge ruled that he should live with his father under a Child Arrangements Order.

The Justice Minister, Simon Hughes, announced last week that children aged 10 or over are to be given a greater chance to be heard within care proceedings about their future.

A new report commissioned by Women's Aid, 19 Child Homicides has found that 19 children have died over the past ten years as a result of contact with their Father, a perpetrator of domestic abuse.

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. It's a time to catch up with friends and family and spend quality time with the ones that you love the most.

New figures have shown that almost half of the children involved with the Local Authority are victims of domestic violence.

With the news that Angelina Jolie and her children are seeking therapy while her divorce from Brad Pitt proceeds, are children the silent victims of divorce? A new book published by Mishcon de Reya with children’s charity Place2Be features children’s heart breaking stories of growing up in the middle of divorce.