Jun 12, 2024 Calling 'time' on Domestic Violence: World Cup linked to increase in domestic violence - How to help someone you think may be at risk By Kadie Bennett Whilst admittedly I am not a huge football fan, I can appreciate the passion, excitement and unity the World Cup brings every four years....
May 28, 2024 Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR) ordered in one of the first reported cases - Welcome to the new normal By Kadie Bennett In one of the first reported cases, Financial Remedy proceedings have been stayed and Non-Court Dispute Resolution has been ordered...
Apr 05, 2024 How much? Court fees set to rise By Kadie Bennett Following a consultation period, 172 court fees are set to rise, with the change being effected by a statutory instrument in summer 2024....
Mar 27, 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...
Jan 31, 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...
Jan 16, 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...
Jan 03, 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...
Dec 15, 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...
Dec 11, 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...
Dec 01, 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...
Nov 24, 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...
Apr 18, 2023 Will changes to the 1973 Matrimonial Causes Act follow the changes in divorce? By Gemma Preston On 6 April 2022, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 reformed the divorce process to remove the concept of fault as it was...