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Penny Booth: Ancillary relieved of the lot?

Date:18 APR 2010

Ancillary relieved of the lot?

Penny BoothThe Commission on European Family Law held its fourth conference at the end of last week - 8 to 10 April in Cambridge - at which English lawyers were well outnumbered by (mainly) European friends in the law both academic and in practice. A splendid time was had both academically and socially with many important issues on family property being discussed and rather hotly debated (good job too!) in the sessions (and outside!) and provoked by brain-teasing presentations from experts on both sides of the continental 'pond'. Being outnumbered as the English Family Law contingent was merely added-to by the number of our American cousins and a few from farther afield joining the European family in this two-day event.

There will be a fuller report of the highlights in the Family Law journal and International Family Law journal in due course - watch...

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