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22 July 2021

In the age of Covid, should creating powers of attorney be part of our regular conversation with clients?
Alexander Caton, Legal Director, Charles Russell Speechlys Felicity Chapman, Senior Associate, Charles Russell SpeechlysThe Covid-19 pandemic and its high death toll has highlighted the...
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22 July 2021

Key challenges and the role of the family advisor in facilitating a successful succession plan
Kelly Noel-Smith, Private Client Partner, Forsters LLPRosie Schumm, Family Partner, Forsters LLPAnna Ferster, Family Associate, Forsters LLPHow best to pass on wealth to the next generation is a...
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15 July 2021

Professional international collaboration should be here to stay
Scores of family mediators from the UK, USA and Ukraine joined an innovative online free training event in mid-June, which National Family Mediation was proud to co-host along with international...
Jane Robey
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8 July 2021

Family Arbitration: the outlook after Haley
The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Haley v Haley [2020] EWCA Civ 1369 (case report at [2021] Fam Law 37) settled an important issue for family arbitration. It established that...
Jonathan Tecks Suzanne Kingston
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28 June 2021

Pension sharing orders: Finch v Baker
The Court of Appeal judgment in Finch v Baker [2021] EWCA Civ 72 was released on 28 January 2021. The judgment provides some useful guidance on not being able to get what are essentially...
Abigail Pearse
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24 June 2021

Routes to ‘Parenthood’; do some have better outcomes than others?
Professor Chris Barton, A Vice-President of the Family Mediators Association, Academic Door Tenant, Regent ChambersThis article considers the significance for the child of the various paths to...
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24 June 2021

Universal Credit: a guide for family law practitioners
Elisabeth Andrews, 1GC Family LawThis article aims to provide an overview of the Universal Credit reforms and the particular issues which can arise in respect of Universal Credit within the context of...
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24 June 2021

Family Solutions Group Report: A family mediator’s response: Parts I and II
Marian Roberts, Family Mediator, Former Visiting Fellow and Guest Teacher on the LSE ADR Law MastersThe Family Solutions Group (FSG) Report of November 2020 makes some commendable proposals for...
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24 June 2021

Partnership between family lawyers and helping services: the way forward in meeting client need in the conflictual divorce/separation?
Brian Cantwell, The Family Conflicts Consultation ServiceBrian Cantwell records that the President’s Private Law Working Group has identified the need for a more comprehensive set of services for...
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24 June 2021

Treatments and interventions where domestic abuse has occurred in children matters
Jessica Purchase, 36 FamilyDomestic abuse is an increasingly prevalent feature in family cases, and children matters in particular. When this has been admitted or found to have occurred, the issue is...
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