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Their eyes met across a crowded Eurostar carriage.... He was a US tech entrepreneur. She was a bohemian Scandinavian composer. Within the year, permission had been sought from the bride's father to...
CasesLockwood v Greenbaum [2022] EWHC 845 (Fam)Moor J confirms that the test for permission to apply under Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 Pt III is ‘substantial ground’ for making an...
It is somewhat ironic, to say the least, that very few people outside our own number, know who is a member of the FRC sub-group of the Transparency Implementation Group (TIG), how we work, what we aim...
A cohabitation agreementHistorically, cohabitation agreements, sometimes known as “no-Nups”, were frowned upon as they were seen to encourage sexual relations outside of marriage. Thankfully, times...
The case of Randhawa v Randhawa (Divorce: Decree Absolute, Set Aside, Forgery) [2022] EWFC B7 which came before HHJ Moradifar is most definitely an interesting case, and whilst the facts of this case...
Chloe Branton, Parklane Plowden ChambersThe use of special measures in the family courts will be familiar to many practitioners, but can sometimes be effectively forgotten about when preparing for...
Luke Nelson, 3PBThis article surveys the ‘lay of the land’, three months after the FRC Efficiency Statement. The release of the Efficiency Statement was heralded by some as a necessary step towards...
Tahina Akther, Director Wildcat Law, College ChambersThis article explores the main types of pensions commonly encountered, defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) and why they should be...
Shammi Ruprah, Stewarts LawIn March, a landmark event was held on behalf of the Family Solutions Group by Kingsley Napley and Family Law in Partnership, ‘Taking the Fight out of Family Separation:...
Mark Pawlowski, Barrister and Professor Emeritus of Property Law, School of Law, University of GreenwichThe presumption of equality in joint ownership cases is based on the premise that the parties...