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There has been growing concern in the legal profession, and amongst some of SFE’s partnership organisations, that people are not planning ahead or indeed having necessary conversations with their...

The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Mrs Owens’ appeal in the eagerly awaited judgment in Owens v Owens [2018] UKSC 41.The case concerns the interpretation of s 1(2)(b) of the Matrimonial Causes...

Getting away on holiday with children is hard enough; following separation, there may be an additional complication and it will need early attention.My family has had to make use of the 'PMT' mnemonic...

The Chief Executive of National Family Mediation returns with a regular columnAcross the UK, the deep divisions caused by the Brexit referendum outcome and negotiation stalemates not only persist but...

The Supreme Court judgment on Mills v Mills [2018] UKSC 38 was handed down by Lord Wilson on Wednesday [18 July] with the overall impression being that it was the right result, reference having been...

Private Client analysis: What are the rules governing retrospective approval of gifts and payments for voluntary care? Simon Edwards, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers, discusses Re HH (attorney’s...

Family analysis: Sarah Keily, partner at Thomson Snell & Passmore in Tunbridge Wells, discusses the decision in CH v CT [2018] EWHC 1310 (Fam), [2018] All ER (D) 03 (Jul), which illustrates the...

Mesher and Martin orders, together with their close relation the deferred charge, are usually used only as a last resort. However they do still have a place as a solution in financial remedy...

Family lawyers have long used Thwaite v Thwaite (1981) 2 FLR 280 to argue that the court has the power to set aside or decline to enforce a financial remedy order which remains executory (ie...

The judgment of the Court of Appeal in R v Hayes [2018] EWCA 682 is a stark and unsettling reminder of how occasionally a family court and a criminal court may deliver contradictory judgments on...

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