42BR Family Law Webinar Series - September to December 2026

As a continuation of our earlier webinars from January to July, 42BR's Family Team is pleased to present a further five sessions in our 2026 webinar series. These upcoming events will explore a range of family law topics through to the end of the year.

Please note, you will need to register for each webinar individually using the links below.

Tuesday 29 September 2026

No such thing as bad PR? - Exploring Parental Responsibility

Harry Simons and Charlotte McDonald

Charlotte McDonald and Harry Simons explore Parental Responsibly; its acquisition, loss and how it can be limited. The webinar will discuss the practicalities of PR, obligations when a parent has it, and its impact in court proceedings and orders. It will also discuss the 2026 case of Re J, M-S-K-B & P [2026] EWCA Civ 344 and the position of unmarried fathers on birth certificates.

Register for 'No such thing as bad PR? - Exploring Parental Responsibility' 

Thursday 22 October 2026

Conduct: What? When? How?

Justin Tadros and Catrin Howells

Justin Tadros and Catrin Howells discuss conduct in financial remedies proceedings including what counts, when to pursue it, and how to do it well. 

Register for 'Conduct: What? When? How?'

Tuesday 3 November 2026

International Child Protection: Jurisdiction and Cross-Border Care Cases

George Butler and Tom Pye

Join George Butler and Tom Pye for a practical webinar on managing care cases with an international element. The session will cover the return of children to former EU Member States and Hague Convention countries, the transfer of proceedings, and the limits of local authority powers where a child is present in the UK but is not habitually resident here.

Register for 'International Child Protection: Jurisdiction and Cross-Border Care Cases'

Tuesday 10 November 2026

Modern Families - An Introduction

Siân Smith and Sophie Crampton

Siân Smith and Sophie Crampton present an introduction to the law relating to modern families.  This webinar will consider how the concept of family has evolved and provide a practical overview of cases involving surrogacy, assisted reproduction, donor conception, same-sex parenting, co-parenting, blended families and adoption. 

Register for 'Modern Families - An Introduction'

Thursday 10 December 2026

Disclosure & Confidentiality Updater

Jacqui Gilliatt and Ann Osborne

In this webinar Jacqui Gilliatt and Ann Osborne will cover the ins and outs, both legal and practical, of who can be given information about family proceedings, disclosure of documents into family court proceedings from the police, mobile phone providers & other third parties, how to balance against confidentiality rights & expectations and disclosure from family court to other agencies such as criminal courts, employers, therapists and we will touch on disclosure to the press.

Register for 'Disclosure & Confidentiality Updater'

If you have any questions or queries relating to this series, please do not hesitate to contact us.

13th Jul 2026

Siân Smith

Call 2003

George Butler

Call 2004

Justin Tadros

Call 2012

Ann Osborne

Call 2016 | Admitted as a Solicitor: 2006

Catrin Howells

Call 2019

Charlotte McDonald​​​​

Call 2021