23 Apr, 2024 Children in care - the North/South divide By Sacha Hibbitt It has long been discussed that England suffers from a North/South wealth inequality. This has only been exacerbated by cuts to public...
05 Apr, 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....
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...
14 Mar, 2024 Real stories of divorcing couples By Elizabeth Wyatt A revealing article by top researchers about the real stories of divorcing couples. The death of ‘meal ticket for life’ and the reality...
14 Mar, 2024 Family disputes to be resolved faster through extra £170 million investment into the justice system By Elizabeth Wyatt Well, some good news at last on a chilly March day. Let's hope it reaches the coal face and is applied to speed up the journey through...
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...
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...