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12 September 2013

Evidence, Practice and Procedure – Costs, a ‘clean sheet’, and a starting-point for costs orders
In Solomon v Solomon [2013] EWCA Civ 1095 Ryder LJ gives a welcome reminder of the Gojkovic costs decision of Butler-Sloss LJ - namely, that the award of costs in family proceedings may be linked to...
David Burrows
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6 September 2013

David Hodson on International Family Law: Which countries are in the EU?
David Hodson in his opinion piece on international family law, and perhaps prompted by too many rum punches in the Caribbean, looks at the many countries, territories, islands, and other...
David Hodson OBE MCIArb
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2 September 2013

Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Clarity in committal orders – legal aid for defence of committal
In October 2012 Hedley J found that Mrs Jones had retained her four children in breach of the 1980 Hague Convention and ordered their return to Spain as...
David Burrows
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29 August 2013

Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Judicial review, declarations and the accommodated child
The inability of the courts to provide a unified system of family justice is highlighted by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council v Others (Re B) [2013] EWCA Civ 964 (the problems it demonstrates...
David Burrows
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23 August 2013

Dispute Resolution: Consent orders and mediation
Dr Lesley Saunders, Mediator, PPC and Trainer Why is it not possible for clients to take mediated consent orders to court where there are no proceedings yet in train? More than 30 potential mediation...
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22 August 2013

Prest: what the Supreme Court decided
William Healing, Partner, Kingsley Napley LLP The eagerly anticipated decision of Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited and Others [2013] UKSC 34, has produced a result not expected by many family...
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21 August 2013

Mediated agreements, arbitral awards and the consent order
David Burrows, Solicitor Advocate Where parties reach agreement after relationship breakdown they may want to obtain a court order, whether over children or money; or they may be advised to seek an...
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20 August 2013

Decision-Making within a Child's Timeframe: a response
Harriet Ward and Rebecca Brown Decision-Making within a Child's Timeframe (Ward and Brown, 2012, cwrc.ac.uk) was commissioned in response to the Family Justice Review recommendation for consistent...
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19 August 2013

Same-sex marriage developments and turmoil within the US Supreme Court: Part 1
Roger McCarthy QC, Associate member, Coram Chambers This article provides a survey of some same-sex marriage developments in other countries. Readers will gain a sense of how the issue is seen...
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16 August 2013

Children case update: Public law: Part 2
Alev Giz, Barrister, 1 Garden Court A journey through the key authorities from January 2012 to June 2013 in public law children's cases, with summaries of the facts and the essential features of...
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