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David Hodson OBE MCIArb

Family lawyer | International Family Law Group LLP

David Hodson OBE MCIArb is a co-founder and partner at The International Family Law Group LLP, London.  He is an English solicitor, arbitrator and mediator and also an Australian qualified solicitor, and sits as a part-time family court judge at the Central Family Court. He is an Accredited Specialist (with portfolios in Substantial Assets and International Cases), a Member of the English Law Society Family Law Committee, a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, a Fellow of the Centre for Social Justice, and a member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.  He is author of The International Family Law Practice (Jordan’s 5th edition Dec 2016).  He is honorary Professor at Leicester University and visiting Professor at the University of Law.  He received the OBE in 2015 for services to international family law.  

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David Hodson OBE MCIArb is a co-founder and partner at The International Family Law Group LLP, London.  He is an English solicitor, arbitrator and mediator and also an Australian qualified solicitor, and sits as a part-time family court judge at the Central Family Court. He is an Accredited Specialist (with portfolios in Substantial Assets and International Cases), a Member of the English Law Society Family Law Committee, a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, a Fellow of the Centre for Social Justice, and a member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.  He is author of The International Family Law Practice (Jordan’s 5th edition Dec 2016).  He is honorary Professor at Leicester University and visiting Professor at the University of Law.  He received the OBE in 2015 for services to international family law.  

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30 SEP 2020

Family law leaves the EU: the law on 1 January 2021 Family law leaves the EU: the law on 1...
IntroductionEU family laws end on New Year’s Eve 2020 although rather undramatically at 11 PM rather than the striking of Big Ben at midnight.  For all new proceedings from 1 January 2021 onwards...
30 SEP 2020
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15 SEP 2020

Only four months left to obtain English pension sharing orders from abroad Only four months left to obtain English...
At the moment a couple living and divorcing abroad but with a UK pension can share that pension.  But not necessarily from 1 January 2021.  This summary article acts as an important reminder...
15 SEP 2020
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8 SEP 2020

Family law leaves the EU: the conjunctive or disjunctive interpretation resolved by EU guidance Family law leaves the EU: the...
IntroductionOver the summer there was real uncertainty concerning the proper and appropriate interpretation of a key part of the 2019 EU Withdrawal Agreement (WA).  Not a matter of mere academic...
8 SEP 2020
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23 APR 2020

Open offers after FDRs: is 21 days too soon? Open offers after FDRs: is 21 days too...
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...
23 APR 2020
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23 APR 2020

Digital Domestic Abuse: The need for International Laws and Protections Digital Domestic Abuse: The need for...
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...
23 APR 2020
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19 MAR 2020

UK/EU family law from 1 January 2021: an update UK/EU family law from 1 January 2021: an...
The UK will not be a party to any EU family laws after December 2020, whether a bespoke family law agreement or any other UK/EU arrangement Brussels II and Maintenance Regulation will then come...
19 MAR 2020
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17 MAR 2020

More Skype hearings prompted by the Coronavirus outbreak More Skype hearings prompted by the...
Reports in some media and newspapers on Sunday 8 March 2020 indicate that HM Courts & Tribunals Service is moving ahead with coronavirus containment plans to have more Skype type...
17 MAR 2020
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26 FEB 2020

The Coronavirus and Family Law The Coronavirus and Family Law
The World Health Authority is on the verge of declaring the coronavirus a pandemic, a disease found significantly on more than one continent and being spread frequently between people.  How...
26 FEB 2020
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22 JAN 2020

High Court judicial approval for joint drafting of family court consent orders High Court judicial approval for joint...
The green light has now been given to lawyers and others to act for both parties in drafting consensual family court documents. In a judgment on 20 January 2020, Mr Justice Mostyn has given a...
22 JAN 2020
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18 JUL 2019

New Masters Course in International Family Law at the University of Queensland run by David Hodson New Masters Course in International...
The International Family Law Group LLP Partner and co-founder Prof David Hodson OBE MICArb is running an International Family Law module on a Masters degree course in Current Issues in International...
18 JUL 2019
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