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Partner in the Spotlight: Kathryn Evans
How would you describe your role at Cambridge Family Law Practice? I'm the newest partner; I joined the firm in January 2022. I like to think that I've brought a fresh perspective to an already excellent firm. I do a broad mix of family related finance work and cases involving children. I have quite of quite a lot of experience... more >
Teenager adopted by relatives of murdered father
An 18-year-old whose mother murdered his father has been formally adopted by the couple who raised him. In the case, identified as “tragic” by Mrs Justice Judd, the teenager was born in an unnamed country to a British father and a local mother. The couple had met after the father moved to the country for work. She became pregnant and... more >
Charity helps those struggling with addiction amidst cost-of-living crisis
The “cost-of-living crisis”, as it has been dubbed, has furrowed brows across the nation for many months, as stagnating salaries bang up against rising energy costs and a soaring inflation rate. Faced with these difficulties some people who are anxious about their finances seek out ways to self-medicate. Alcohol – easily available in every supermarket – is, seemingly and unsurprisingly,... more >
2023: a landmark year for donor-conceived children
The basic technology and concepts behind donor conception were first developed as long ago as the 1880s, but it has only been in recent decades that this method of achieving pregnancy has moved into the mainstream. Donor conception opened the door to family life for many people who previously had little or no hope of conceiving children naturally. Having a... more >
Woman secured declaration of parentage in respect of her late father
A woman adopted as a baby recently won legal recognition for her late biological father. She had applied for a declaration of parentage, a legal order which would allow her to add his name to her birth certificate. Amy Boudewijn was born in the city of Portsmouth in 1979, to an 18-year-old mother and a 21 year-old father, Errol Washington... more >
Property agreement must be honoured, Court of Appeal rules
A woman involved in a long-term relationship was entitled to all the equity in her home thanks to an agreement reached in email with her former partner, the Court of Appeal has concluded. The couple had begun their relationship in 1990. He moved into her home and became a joint owner. They had two children but never married. Later they... more >