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23 February 2021

How Can I Wed Thee? – Let Me Change the Ways: the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper on ‘Weddings’ Law (2020)
Professor Chris Barton, A Vice-President of the Family Mediators Association, Academic Door Tenant, Regent Chambers, Stoke-on-TrentThis article considers the Paper's 91 Consultation Questions...
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23 February 2021

Time for change (II)
Lisa Parkinson, Family mediation trainer, co-founder and a Vice-President of the Family Mediators AssociationThe family law community needs to respond to the urgent call for change from the...
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23 February 2021

Local authority input into private law proceedings, part II
Mani Singh Basi, Barrister, 4 Paper BuildingsLucy Logan Green, Barrister, 4 Paper BuildingThis article considers the interplay between private and public law proceedings, focusing on the law relating...
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11 February 2021

Welcome back to our much loved Sole Domicile
One of the features of the new family law landscape on the UK leaving the EU is the re-emergence of sole domicile, a jurisdictional connecting feature in English law over many decades.  It is now...
David Hodson OBE MCIArb
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11 February 2021

The issue of delay in financial remedy cases: why not engage in arbitration instead or arrange a private FDR?
There is no disputing the fact that the Family Court has faced numerous unprecedented challenges as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Judges and court staff are under considerable pressure to ensure...
Annie Boxer
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11 February 2021

How do I know if my relative left a will? And how do I get a copy?
When a person dies, their will can be one of the most important documents they leave behind. It will set out who they appoint as executor to carry out their wishes, and how they want their assets to...
Ryan Taylor
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11 February 2021

The increase in financial abuse of the elderly: what, why, how?
In considering the impact of UK’s increasing ageing population, experts are questioning whether current legislation protects those who are most vulnerable to financial abuse. Indeed a quick online...
Marie Newton
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11 February 2021

COVID-19 vaccination: capacity and best interests – the first reported Court of Protection judgement
On 20 January 2021 in the matter of Re E (Vaccine) [2021] EWCOP 7, the Vice-President of the Court of Protection Mr Justice Hayden, delivered the first reported judgement in a vaccination dispute. Mrs...
Sarah Williams
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3 February 2021

The other European court: do's and don’ts of what all ECHR applicants need to know before heading to Strasbourg
The UK’s departure from the European Union in 2020 signalled the careful and complex process of the uncoupling of our domestic law from 45-odd years of law originating from the EU. Whilst the...
James Netto
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3 February 2021

Important reminder of the approach taken by a Court in relation to applications for Maintenance Pending Suit
The recent case of Rattan v Kuwad [2021] EWCA Civ 1 has provided family lawyers with an important reminder to consider the way in which the courts should approach applications for maintenance pending...
Fleur Claoue de Gohr
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