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Victoria Harle, Student of law at University of BristolThe case of Re N-D [2014] EWCA Civ 1226 is interesting as evidence of certain deficiencies within the current family appeal system. It...
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One thing is certain. You cannot rely on the tabloids (or some of the broadsheets) to gain an understanding of the impact of financial remedy decisions in the appellate courts. News articles in...
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In the Blue ‘equalisation of income in retirement’ Corner we find Coleridge J in RP v RP [2006] EWHC 3409 (Fam), [2007] 1 FLR 2105 and David Salter (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) in B v B...
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The nation’s Independent Panel Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse is undergoing a radical transformation, but will it be enough to gain trust it so desperately needs amongst the public and...
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Can a successful party’s costs entitlement be reduced by failure to engage in ADR The extent to which a party engages in ADR is as much an issue in family proceedings as in any other proceedings;...
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2 March 2015

Fixed fee arbitration
There is a continuing pressure on the legal profession to turn off the hourly billing ‘taxi-meter’ and move towards fixed fees for the provision of legal services. The pressure comes not only from the...
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Speech by Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, at the Annual Dinner of the Family Law Bar Association on Friday 27 February 2015 at the Middle Temple.Madam Chairman, Mr Vice...
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Sarah Balfour, Irwin MitchellPractitioners considering the judgment of Lord Justice MacFarlane in M (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1755 may note with interest his comments on the notion of shared care and...
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Disputes over spousal maintenance can often be the main bar to parties reaching a settlement on divorce. The wealthier party usually finds the thought of continuing to have to pay some of their...
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An evaluation is promised in the spring, but whispers so far seem to suggest a taxpayer-funded Cafcass pilot scheme might not prove a towering value-for-money success. Last November Ministerial...
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