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Tactful diplomacy
There’s been an interesting case rumbling through the courts recently that considers whether a foreign diplomat can be protected by diplomatic immunity from divorce proceedings issued by a spouse in this country. A judgment has just been produced by the Court of Appeal. We thought we would have a closer look. In this case , the wife has filed an application... more >
Competing rights – parents and children
We’re hearing a lot about the influence of Europe at the moment within the ‘Brexit/Bremain’ debate about our EU membership. One of the most influential pieces of legislation influenced by Europe is our Human Rights Act 1998, which enshrined the European Convention of Human Rights so it is directly enforceable by the courts of England and Wales. Although under review... more >
Child maintenance – how’s it going?
Child support is always a major factor in making arrangements for children on separation. It’s an emotive subject for many parents, who are perhaps influenced by reports of (or scarred by experiences of) the Child Support Agency in the 1990’s or early 2000’s. The agency’s highly complex formulae for assessment and labyrinthine processes are no longer being applied to the... more >
Testing Arbitration
At CFLP we are big fans of keeping people out of court if it is practicable to do so. Courts aren’t fun places to be, and although there are some circumstances when it is impossible to avoid court, generally we encourage our clients to try to take advantage of other options for the resolution of family disputes. You can read... more >
Sorry, not sorry
As specialist family lawyers and mediators, we at CFLP hear a lot of stories. We hear tales of inspiring kindness and heartbreaking meanness, good deeds done and wounds inflicted. We see people who are sorry for things they’ve done, and people who are not. However, despite guiding and assisting thousands of clients through divorce, we’ve never heard of a court... more >
Taken out of context
Back in the good old days when most of us at CFLP were training in family law, emails and texts were figments of a future imagination. They were as likely to become part of our daily lives as hoverboards and space tourism. If separated parents had things to sort out regarding children’s arrangements, they would phone each other or, if... more >