As April is recognized in the Bahamas as Child Protection Month, we at Halsbury Chambers thought that we would issue a few Bulletins relevant to the Protection of the Child.

Not only Bahamians are allowed to adopt Bahamian children or children from abroad. Non Bahamians are also allowed to adopt children from The Bahamas...

As we enter the New Year, we thought it interesting to look at some of the new laws that came into effect on the 1st January 2013, for our neighbors to the north.

It has long been a recognized law in The Bahamas that nuptials whether anti or post are not considered binding in the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

The questions may be asked what is Conveyancing and why is it attached to the Law of Real Property.

Across the globe, more and more individuals are openly living what society has dubbed an alternative lifestyle – a departure from the traditional heterosexual relationships and families – in favour of same sex partnerships.

In our issue, Protection of the Child Part I we looked at the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). In this issue we will consider the Child Protection Act.

Many children throughout the world and even in The Bahamas are raised by their adoptive parent or parents.