‘The Financial Remedies Court sub-group of the Transparency Implementation Group (TIG ) has published a 164 page report. This refers to cases about financial remedies on divorce i.e resolving issues between divorcing couples about their income and assets – they are not cases about children. The parties often have legal representation, but not always.’
Transparency Project, 31st May 2023
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A law firm that narrowed the scope of its retainer after a divorcing woman negotiated her own financial settlement was nonetheless negligent in failing to give her advice on the deal, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 24th April 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Custody, versus, battle, opponent, rights, parties and dispute – these are the words family law professionals consider the most harmful to family relationships, according to the Family Solutions Group. The group, set up by Mr Justice Cobb in 2020, marked the first anniversary of no-fault divorce reforms by calling for an end to “combative” language in family separation cases.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th April 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Work has finally begun on a review of the laws governing finances on divorce – but a consultation on proposed reforms does not appear likely to emerge until 2025 at the earliest.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th April 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Family Law Newsletter Issue #65; including articles from around the web, Legislation updates and Case Updates from Care Proceedings and Financial Remedy matters.’
Spire Barristers, 2nd March 2023
Source: spirebarristers.co.uk
‘Compulsory mediation could force the wrong people into a process at the wrong time with the wrong attitude, the Law Society has warned in response to government plans to get more family disputes resolved away from court.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Thousands of children could be protected from witnessing their parents thrash out family disputes through the courts, following plans to mandate mediation for separating families announced today (23 March 2023).’
Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Thousands of children in England and Wales could be protected from witnessing their parents pitted against each other in the courts under proposals to legally enforce mediation for separating families.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Family lawyers will have to wait at least another two years to see any potential reforms of “out of date” laws governing financial provision on divorce, the government has revealed. One year after members of the House of Lords were told the government would look at the law governing financial provision “within a matter of weeks” after no-fault divorce reforms came into force last April, they were told a review to be conducted by the Law Commission will be announced shortly.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A family court judge has described a case where the two parties racked up costs of £5.5m as “one of the most shameless pieces of litigation” he has ever seen.’
Legal Futures, 20th March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘I recently fought a case where the parties divorced after eighteen months. There is no formal definition of a short marriage, but there are some benchmarks. The median marriage in the UK at the time of divorce was 12.3 years in 2021 for opposite-sex couples while the most common duration of marriage was 8 years. The figures are lower for same-sex couples who have only been able to divorce since 2015. On this basis, my case was likely to qualify as a short marriage.’
Family Law Week, 13th March 2023
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘What does political instability and market volatility mean for separating couples?’
Family Law, 20th January 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Another month, and the publishing of another detailed academic report considering the experiences of parents and their children who have been through a separation. This particular report, “Separating Families: Experiences of separation and support”, was published by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, with research carried out by University of Bristol. When the key findings first landed on my desk, I must say I was keen to delve into the detail having seen that the main focus of the programme of evidence was to increase understanding of private law proceedings in England and Wales, and in particular the types of support that families drew on to manage the process of separation without using the courts.’
Family Law, 16th January 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Speech by the President of the Family Division: When families fall apart, do they fall too easily into court?’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 31st October 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Separating couples should “try almost anything” before turning to the courts, the president of the Family Division has said, arguing that there has “got to be a better way” to resolve child disputes in particular.’
Legal Futures, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A large majority of women (76%) who have experienced divorce or separation and the menopause believe family lawyers and judges should have training on the issue so they can “factor it into their cases”.’
Legal Futures, 21st October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A large majority of women (76%) who have experienced divorce or separation and the menopause believe family lawyers and judges should have training on the issue so they can “factor it into their cases”.’
Legal Futures, 21st October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Stephanie Hawthorn and Abigail Pearse, associates, at Mills & Reeve LLP consider the most important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during September 2022.’
Family Law Week, 17th October 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘In this post, Grant Arnold, a paralegal in the litigation team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Unger and Anor (in substitution for Hasan) v Ul-Hasan (deceased) and Anor.’
UKSC Blog, 17th October 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Sue Brookes, Principal Associate at Mills & Reeve LLP consider the most important news and case law relating to financial remedies during August 2022.’
Family Law Week, 15th September 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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