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Helen Brander, Pump Court ChambersIn a world where the contents of documents are relied upon to prove assertions, where documents can amount to evidence in their own right, and where the documents...

Srishti Suresh, Coram ChambersUsing race and gender as a critical lens, this article addresses two queries: first, how consistently do family courts interpret the ‘paramountcy’ principle of child...

Many court hearings are currently being conducted by telephone or video link. This guide provides useful tips and advice on preparing for and attending a video hearing. What information will the Court...

Many court hearings are currently being conducted by telephone or video link. This guide provides useful tips and advice on preparing for and attending a telephone hearing. What information will the...

Changes in the Family Procedure Rules (FPR) were announced in February 2020 including from a consultation in summer 2019 about costs in family law proceedings. One significant change is a...

There is urgent need for cross-border protection from digital domestic abuse. Existing laws in respect of cross-border domestic abuse protections are patchy, confined to a few countries and relatively...

Can a couple living abroad and divorcing abroad but with a UK pension share that pension? Yes, until the end of the year. But not from 1 January 2021. This summary article looks at the...

The issues stemming from COVID-19 have brought into sharp focus the realities and limitations of the court system. One of the positives of litigation and usually the most common reason...

On 24 March 2020, the UK’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jenny Harries, announced that couples who are currently living in separate households ‘should test the strength of their relationship’ and...

LPAs are crucially important documents which, like Wills, everyone should consider putting in place. They have become increasingly popular since their introduction in 2007. It is often thought that...

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