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Once a Will has been put in place, there is a tendency to feel that "it is done now" and so to then forget about it. We strongly recommend, however, that clients keep their Wills under regular review,...

A Bristol judge has decided to publish his decision in an exceptional case of parental alienation.The Designated Family Judge for the Western Circuit, HHJ Wildblood QC, wanted the public to be aware...

David Burrows provides a rundown of child support appeals to the First-tier Tribunal & Upper TribunalThe first article in this series explained the working of the child support scheme calculation...

Vijay Ganapathy & Claire Spearpoint discuss the role family members can play in legal proceedings involving their relativesRecent judgments have highlighted some of the challenges faced by...

Leslie Samuels QC, Pump Court ChambersThere has been much written recently about Special Guardianship Orders (‘SGOs’); whether they are made too frequently or too early, whether they are ‘high risk’,...

According to figures from the Ministry of Justice there were 92,361 divorces finalised in 2018, a reduction from 103,366 the previous year. This figure is, according to data published by the Office of...

Dealing with the loss of a loved one, be it a family member, friend or colleague, is a tragic circumstance and employers need to understand that people can be affected in many different ways.There are...

With a possible no-deal exit from the EU looming, constant reports of last minute negotiations in Brussels and a Saturday sitting of Parliament on only the fifth occasion since the outbreak of the...

The practice of humans burying their dead with items of cultural, religious or sentimental value can be seen throughout history, but can cause contention within the family. The recent discovery of a...

So… the Parliamentary Bill aimed at reforming divorce laws is back on the table. Hurrah. That means change is imminent, right? Hang on. No, it doesn’t. And the omens are not positive. Two things jump...

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