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Eleanor Hamilton QC, Barrister. It is trite law that s 23(1)(a) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 allows the court to make one lump sum order but can, within that order, provide for a series of lump...

Neil Robinson, Resolution Solicitor and Mediator, Member of the Board of the Family Mediators Association. The jury is still very much out about whether the LSC's proposals create a sustainable...

Mike Hinchliffe, Deputy Head of Legal Services, CAFCASS. Since the original CAFCASS Practice Note was issued in November 2004 there have been no formal referrals by independent reviewing officers...

David Burrows, Solicitor Advocate. The Government's response to the Carter Review of Legal Aid, Implementing Legal Aid Reform, Cm 7158, serves only to demonstrate the naïveté of the Legal Services...

Sally Gore, Barrister, Coram Chambers. The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 made breach of a non-molestation order a criminal offence. This is both a practical and symbolic step forward,...

Brian Cantwell, The Children and Families Consultation Group, Hexham. There is a current move towards diversion and dispute resolution in private law proceedings, given considerable impetus by the...

Care Proceedings Review Team, Department for Children, Schools and Families. Delays in public law Children Act cases, involving some of the most vulnerable children in our society, sit uncomfortably...

David Burrows, Solicitor Advocate. The common law as it is said to be after R (Rowley) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Resolution Intervening) [2007 EWCA Civ 598, [2007] FLR (forthcoming)...

Alex Ralton, Barrister, Albion Chambers, Bristol, and Deputy District Judge. Has Stack v Dowden [2007] UKHL 17, [2007] FLR (forthcoming) altered the law relating to co-ownership as it was understood...

Dr Corinne Widmer, Attorney-at-Law, Lecturer at the Universities of Basel and St Gallen Switzerland. There are a lot of good reasons beyond cheese and chocolate for moving to Switzerland. Dr Corinne...

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