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Louisa Ghevaert, Founder of Louisa Ghevaert AssociatesThe recent international surrogacy law case of Re X, Y and Z (Children: Parental Orders: Time Limit) [2022] EWHC198 (Fam) places a...
Yasmin Khan-Gunns, Associate at BLMGrainne Fahy, Partner at BLMThose seeking a cohabitation agreement tend to fall within three groups. Group 1 consists of those wishing to purchase their first home....
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...
Elizabeth Isaacs QC, St Ives ChambersThis article reviews recent research from the Nuffield Foundation Siblings, contact and the law: an overlooked relationship? (2018) - the first in England and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...