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Ben Lee, PKF Francis Clark Tim Whitney, Mills & ReeveCryptocurrency is everywhere. Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, was valued at $1 in April 2011. Today the price of a bitcoin could be...
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Professor Chris Barton, A Vice-President of the Family Mediators Association, Academic Door Tenant, Regent Chambers, Stoke-on-TrentUnder the heading, ‘Protect our Democracy’ the 2019 Conservative...
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With the dawn of ‘no fault’ divorce almost upon us there is a sense of post-election frivolity reverberating throughout the sector, with the Government proudly patting itself on the back for...
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The “pre-acquired” or “non-matrimonial” argument is one which has taken up much commentary in family law circles over recent years.  However, the conundrum can be even more challenging when...
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What is changing?HMCTS have had the divorce portal for some time now, being used by family lawyers and by people wanting to deal with the process directly. The change is that it will now become the...
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Predatory or forced marriages faced by individuals (usually elderly) whose mental capacity is in doubt or who are vulnerable to undue influence remain an open wound for many families.As things stand,...
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Natasha Dzameh, Barrister, St John’s ChambersA summary of useful cases from 2021 in respect of claims for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and...
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25 February 2022

For the love of our children
Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 allows the English family court to order financial provision for children. Applications under Schedule 1 can be made by parents, stepparents, guardians, special...
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In a bid to make the United Arab Emirates (UAE) more attractive to outsiders to live and work, a new secular law has been introduced in Abu Dhabi enhancing the Gulf’s appeal to foreigners. The legal...
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24 February 2022

Ecosystemic family mediation
Lisa Parkinson, Family mediation trainer  Family lawyers and mediators facilitate communication and co-operation between separated couples and parents, assisting them to resolve private matters...
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