Our clients can find dealing with their divorce, or trying to sort out their children’s arrangements really stressful. Clients are often anxious about their legal costs – even where it’s not contentious or acrimonious. This might especially be true during
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 reformed the divorce process to remove the concept of fault. Many felt that divorce law was out of touch, particularly following the 2018 Owens v Owens case where the courts refused a contested
Don’t wait until school holiday are here before you think about your parenting arrangements and plans for the summer! School holidays bring a change of routine, and living arrangements that work well in term-time can prove inadequate or problematic in
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a legal commentator in possession of a Supreme Court judgment in a long running case, must be in want of a reference to Jarndyce v Jarndyce. That much quoted case created by Charles
The Ministry of Justice has carried out an open consultation and supports earlier resolution of private family law arrangements. One of the options considered is mandatory mediation. However, there are organisations such as Resolution that have warned against Government proposals
This lunchtime a further rate increase in the interest rates was announced by the Bank of England taking rates to 5 %, the highest they have been in 15 years since 2008. For anyone with a mortgage this is a
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