27 Mar, 2024 Who keeps the engagement ring after separation? By Kadie Bennett There are different answers depending on when the separation occurred and whether there were any conditions placed upon the gift when...
18 Mar, 2024 Wake me up before you pho-to? The use of photographic evidence in cases of sleeping on duty By Jackie Morris The Rochdale by-election made the news recently, with the Labour Party withdrawing support for candidate Azhar Ali following comments...
12 Feb, 2024 No changes are to be made to English language requirements in care worker visas By Jackie Morris I wrote recently about a Coroner’s case that involved the death of an elderly resident in a care home. In that case, the Coroner made...
31 Jan, 2024 Private investigators - do they have a role in family proceedings? By Kadie Bennett Using a private investigator should be an exception rather than the rule. This article I read gives food for thought about the...
16 Jan, 2024 A mother’s GoFundMe was described as a ‘misguided attempt’ to raise funds for legal proceedings By Kadie Bennett A mother who set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for her family case has lost her application to travel out of the jurisdiction after...
03 Jan, 2024 Divorce Day: Over two-thirds of divorcees don’t discuss pensions as part of settlement By Kadie Bennett Elizabeth Wyatt Shocking statistics are being reported from the pensions sector, which claim that more than two-thirds of divorcees had not discussed...
15 Dec, 2023 The National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) has issued a revised Judicial Protocol By Kadie Bennett The National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) has issued a revised judicial protocol, endorsed by Sir Andrew McFarlane, for...
11 Dec, 2023 Running an untenable case risk an adverse costs order being made - Financial remedy litigation By Kadie Bennett Whilst the starting point for costs in financial remedy proceedings is that each party should bear their own costs, the court may depart...
01 Dec, 2023 A recent Court of Appeal decision marks a turning point for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) By Kadie Bennett Following the case of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 (29 November 2023) the court now has the...
28 Nov, 2023 Prevention of illegal working - new draft code and starting fine of £45,000 per worker By Hannah Bollard Hazel Findlay All employers should note that that the Home Office has published a new draft code of practice on preventing illegal working which will...
24 Nov, 2023 Assessing name change applications in the context of cultural evolution (Re C (Change of Forename—Child in Care)) By Kadie Bennett As a family lawyer, I often receive enquiries about changing a child's surname. Those enquiries come in a multitude of formats ranging...
16 Nov, 2023 Changes to rehabilitation periods - should health and social care employers be concerned? By Hannah Bollard On 28 October 2023, the rehabilitation periods under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the Act) changed. The new rehabilitation...