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Professor Kim Holt, Professor of Family Law Northumbria University/Barrister at Trinity ChambersProfessor Nancy Kelly, Professor of Judgment and Decision Making in Social Work, Northumbria...

Chris Walklett, FCAFamily lawyers across the country are grappling with the impacts of the Covid-19 on the process of executing and managing family cases. Hand in hand with the health impacts of...

Villiers v Villiers [2020] UKSC 30 is a highly unusual but important family law case about the respective powers of the Scottish and English courts.The factsMr and Mrs Villiers married in 1994. They...

An increasing number of couples have more than one marriage ceremony – one legal and one non-legal. Perhaps they have a civil ceremony before jetting off to an exotic location for their wedding,...

Coming out of lockdown for those who are lonely in their relationshipsAs the lockdown measures gradually ease, we all are transitioning into a new ‘normal’ way of life. During the past 2 months...

There was a significant moment for all family law practitioners earlier this month, with the publication of a road map for the operation of family courts over many months to come.In 'The Road Ahead,'...

What is a Trust and how and when is one created?A Trust is created when assets are transferred from one person (the settlor) to another person, people or company (the trustees) to hold for the benefit...

We find ourselves in unprecedented times, and whilst there are many uncertainties, one question that has arisen for family lawyers across the country, is whether financial settlements that have been...

Set against what Mrs Justice Theis recognises as a “difficult and tragic background”, Re X [2020] EWFC 39 marks the first case in which the Court considered an application for a parental...

The lockdown period seems to be gradually easing now but I for one do not believe that remote hearings will end after this. That said, remote hearings shouldn’t and can’t continue to be the norm...

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