Draft legislation on family justice published – Family Law Week

Posted September 4th, 2012 in case management, divorce, family courts, news, parliamentary papers, residence orders by tracey

“The Government has published draft legislation on family justice for pre-legislative scrutiny.”

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Draft legislation

Family Law Week, 4th September 2012

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Dülger v Wetteraukreis – WLR Daily

Posted August 24th, 2012 in divorce, EC law, freedom of movement, law reports, married persons by sally

Dülger v Wetteraukreis (Case C-451/11); [2012] WLR (D) 249

“The first paragraph of article 7 of Decision No 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council meant that a member of the family of a Turkish worker, who was a national of a third country other than Turkey, could invoke, in the host member state, the rights arising from that provision, where all the other conditions laid down by the provision had been fulfilled.”

WLR Daily, 19th August 2012

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Finance and Divorce August 2012 Update – Family Law Week

Posted August 13th, 2012 in appeals, cohabitation, divorce, freedom of expression, media, news, privacy by sally

“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse July’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”

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Family Law Week, 10th August 2012

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Judge decides that Jewish girl could be baptised – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 6th, 2012 in children, Christianity, divorce, Judaism, judiciary, jurisdiction, news, parental rights by sally

“Judges have to get involved in disputes on divorce, of which the current case is an exquisitely difficult example. Its facts are very simple. C was 10. Her parents and grandparents are Jewish. Her father is a Christian convert, and C wanted to be baptised. Her mother did not want this. She said father had brainwashed C, and it was premature. Mother went to court to stop any baptism proceeding until C was 16. The Court could not simply wash its hands of the case; that would encourage self-help taken by one or other parent, to the lasting resentment of the other.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th August 2012

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Arif v Zar and another – WLR Daily

Arif v Zar and another [2012] EWCA Civ 986; [2012] WLR (D) 239

“In relation to a bankruptcy order, the court sitting in bankruptcy had to give consideration to the possibility that a person might attempt to use the protection of the order as a shield against the claims of their spouse for ancillary relief. Where there was credible evidence of that the court ought not to be afraid to use its powers to order full disclosure and to require the attendance and cross-examination of witnesses where necessary in order properly and fairly to determine an annulment application. The question of whether it was right to transfer an annulment application to be heard alongside an ancillary relief application in the Family Division depended upon the facts and was a matter of discretion for the registrar or judge asked to transfer it.”

WLR Daily, 18th July 2012

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English law is fair to women, not ‘unfair’ to Muslims – Daily Telegraph

“This country recognises the equal rights of husband and wife in a divorce, so will not recognise a prenup agreement that is unfair to the woman.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2012

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Solicitors warned of divorce claims – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 26th, 2012 in compensation, divorce, news, pensions, solicitors by sally

“Divorce solicitors could face thousands of compensation claims in cases where pensions were undervalued in a divorce settlement, a pensions consultant has claimed.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2012

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Senior judge likens wealthy divorcing couple to squabbling children – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 10th, 2012 in divorce, judges, news by sally

“A senior judge has likened a ‘very rich’ couple to a pair of squabbling children as they fight over the fairness of their £26million divorce settlement.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2012

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Judge bans reporting of divorce finances to save ’embarrassment’ – Daily Telegraph

“A judge has banned publication of details of a divorce case on human rights grounds after the father of the husband claimed it risked causing him embarrassment and ruining his career.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2012

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Finance Divorce Update – Family Law Week

“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the latest financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”

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Family Law Week, June 2012

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Family bar chief calls for divorce law reform – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 28th, 2012 in divorce, matrimonial home, news, prenuptial agreements by sally

“Divorce laws should be reformed to provide a default regime for the division of assets when relationships break down, the chief of the family bar has suggested.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 28th June 2012

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Lawyers slam shared parenting plan – Law Society’s Gazette,

Posted June 21st, 2012 in consultations, divorce, news, parental rights by sally

“Lawyers have described government plans to introduce a legal presumption of shared parenting after relationship breakdown as ‘unnecessary political posturing’ that could detract from children’s wellbeing.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th June 2012

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Parents’ access rights after divorce enshrined in law – The Guardian

Posted June 13th, 2012 in children, consultations, divorce, news, parental rights by sally

“The right of both divorced fathers and mothers to see their children is to be enshrined in law for the first time as part of changes to family justice, despite warnings from the government’s independent review and lawyers that it would ‘clog the courts’.”

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The Guardian, 13th June 2012

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Finance & Divorce May 2012 Update – Family Law Week

Posted June 7th, 2012 in bankruptcy, costs, divorce, financial provision, marriage, news by sally

“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the latest key financial remedies cases.”

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Family Law Week, 6th June 2012

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Finance & Divorce April Update 2012 – Family Law Week

Posted May 9th, 2012 in divorce, families, family courts, news by sally

“Joanna Grandfield, Associate (barrister), Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the latest key financial remedies cases.”

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Family Law Week, 8th May 2012

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‘It’s Good to Share’ – Should there be a presumption of equality between parents when it comes to caring for their children? – Family Law Week

Posted May 1st, 2012 in children, divorce, equality, news, parental responsibility by sally

“Bindu Bansal, Solicitor with Paris Smith LLP, considers the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a presumption of shared parenting.”

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Family Law Week, 29th April 2012

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Divorce judge: most couples in Hello! magazine end up in my court within a year or two – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 30th, 2012 in divorce, judges, marriage, news by sally

“A serving High Court judge who is launching a public campaign this week to defend marriage said most couples who appear in Hello! magazine end up in his divorce court ‘within a year or two.'”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2012

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Financial Remedy Cases: Piecing Together The Jigsaw – Family Law Week

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in costs, dispute resolution, divorce, family courts, news, privacy by sally

“An examination of the pros and cons of the available methods for resolving financial remedy cases.”

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Family Law Week, 20th April 2012

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Families ‘hit by legal aid plans’ – BBC News

“Thousands of vulnerable people facing family breakdown could end up without legal representation because of planned changes to legal aid, according to a legal group.”

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BBC News, 21st April 2012

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Court chaos as hard-up couples try DIY divorce – The Guardian

“The biggest shake-up of divorce in a generation is in danger of creating a two-tier system, with wealthier couples benefitting far more than less well-off couples. The warning comes as a survey of more than 6,500 divorce lawyers found that new guidelines, requiring couples to look at mediation as an alternative to using courts, were largely being ignored.”

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The Guardian, 22nd April 2012

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