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Whilst admittedly I am not a huge football fan, I can appreciate the passion, excitement and unity the World Cup brings every four years....

In one of the first reported cases, Financial Remedy proceedings have been stayed and Non-Court Dispute Resolution has been ordered...

Following a consultation period, 172 court fees are set to rise, with the change being effected by a statutory instrument in summer 2024....

There are different answers depending on when the separation occurred and whether there were any conditions placed upon the gift when...

Using a private investigator should be an exception rather than the rule. This article I read gives food for thought about the...

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...

Shocking statistics are being reported from the pensions sector, which claim that more than two-thirds of divorcees had not discussed...

The National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) has issued a revised judicial protocol, endorsed by Sir Andrew McFarlane, for...

Whilst the starting point for costs in financial remedy proceedings is that each party should bear their own costs, the court may depart...

Following the case of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 (29 November 2023) the court now has the...

As a family lawyer, I often receive enquiries about changing a child's surname.  Those enquiries come in a multitude of formats ranging...

The Ministry of Justice has announced today a consultation on supporting earlier resolution of private family law arrangements which will...