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Family Law newsletter: 09 May 2016
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The Family Law newsletter provides you with all the latest news, judgments, articles and guidance to ensure you are up to date with the latest developments and their impact on practice.
News
British views on marriage are changing, survey reveals09 May 2016
New analysis of NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey suggests that the British public is reaching a tipping point in its views on marriage.
Pump Court Chambers selected as first in London to take part in Justice First Fellowship04 May 2016
The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF) has selected Pump Court Chambers in London to take part in its ground-breaking Fellowship scheme, alongside Bristol-based St John's Chambers.
Articles
The new state pension and pension sharingJody Atkinson
09 May 2016
In this article, Jody Atkinson analyses the significant recent changes to the state pension and their impact for family finance practitioners.
Sex and drugs and ancillary reliefAlexander Chandler -
@familybrief09 May 2016
Add-backs after
MAP v MFP [2015] EWHC 627 (Fam), [2016] 1 FLR 70 and
Rapp v Sarre [2016] EWCA Civ 93: Alexander Chandler's seminar to Payne Hicks Beach on 29 February 2016.
Tackling financial disclosuresJo Carr-West
04 May 2016
Gathering together the financial documents needed to provide full financial disclosure on divorce is a daunting procedure, whether you are using mediation, negotiating via solicitors or going through the court process to work out a financial settlement. It is always sensible to be as comprehensive as possible, which will ultimately avoid both time and money being spent on providing additional information later on. This can, however, make the task seem even more overwhelming - so how can parties break this down and make it more manageable?
YRES West Midlands Children Law UpdateHollie Orgee & Lucie French
03 May 2016
Children law matters seem to be particularly at the forefront of people's minds at the moment. After all, if it can happen to
Madonna and Guy Ritchie (featuring the Midlands' own MacDonald J), it can happen to us all. On that basis, the sixth annual YRes West Midlands Children Law Update came at the perfect time.
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