By James Clayton & Jasmin Dyer BBC News Play video here... Amber Norsworthy lives in Mississippi with her four children. It had just turned 3pm when she got home on 27 December. She received a notification on her phone. "My…
By BBC World News A Canadian father who has not been vaccinated against Covid has temporarily lost the right to see his 12-year-old child. A judge ruled his visits would not be in the child's "best interest". It followed a…
By Jack Snape A proposal to merge the Family Court with the Federal Circuit Court has come under heavy criticism from parliamentarians and the legal profession. The Government has said the merger, which it aims to progress through Parliament this…
By Dan Oakes The wife of an Australian commando who killed himself in 2017 repeatedly raised concerns about his violence towards her and excessive alcohol consumption, but he was still deployed overseas. An inquest into the death of Corporal Ian…
By CJ McKinney An ‘unedifying and really rather sad dispute’ A baffled judge has rejected a 41-year-old solicitor’s attempt to sue his parents for financial support. The man known only as FS, who has mental health problems and has been…
By Lee Brown Ewan McGregor has to give his ex-wife half of the multi-million fortune he earned during his acting career — including his blockbuster “Star Wars” movies, according to reports of their contentious divorce. The “Trainspotting” star agreed to split…
By Jasmine Murphy Aspiring barristers should take note, advises Hardwicke’s Jasmine Murphy An important libel trial such as Depp v (1) News Group Newspapers Ltd (2) Wootton is a great opportunity to pick up some advocacy tips from the best in the…
By Baz Ruddick When removalist John Siaki witnessed a man hitting his wife he says it shocked him so much, he decided he needed to do something about it. "I felt powerless … as if he had hit me," he…
Stylist told court she saw no injuries, despite ex-wife saying Johnny Depp had assaulted her By Ben Quinn Amber Heard asked a US stylist “Can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?” following a television appearance…
By BBC News Johnny Depp has denied he slapped ex-wife Amber Heard after she laughed at one of his tattoos, as he appeared at a hearing at London's High Court. He accused Ms Heard of "building a dossier" against him…