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A child’s country home
Warning: this blog (unusually) contains quite a lot of law; but it is quite interesting, we think. The reason for this focus is that in the last few months our highest court, the Supreme Court has got its teeth into some of the nitty gritty of international disputes concerning children. We thought it would be worth having a brief look... more >
Arbitration approved
Somebody famous once sang “love is the answer”. In fact, we are sure several people have. However when it isn’t the answer, then, as our regular readers will know, we feel that litigation should be a process of last resort wherever possible. We are firm believers in assisting our clients to explore all alternatives to court. We understand the benefits... more >
What divorce means
You might have caught the recent press articles about a woman who sued her solicitors for apparently failing to tell her that getting divorced would end her marriage. It certainly caught our eye, and made us raise a quizzical eyebrow over the morning cuppa! So we thought it worth having a look at the actual case behind the headlines. You... more >
Resolutions and the Pope
Every January, so it seems, the press pick a day and announce that it is “divorce day”. They usually plump for the first working day back after New Year’s Day. Apparently this year it was Friday 3rd January. They have also dubbed the first Monday back after the seasonal break “Blue Monday” – that was Monday this week (6th January)... more >
What would they have done differently?
We have written before about the Marriage Foundation and its campaigning remit. We’ve also written about its founder, Sir Paul Coleridge, who recently announced his retirement from the High Court bench to concentrate his formidable powers on the foundation’s work. In fact, as part of its campaign to put marriage back at the heart of society, it has just published... more >
Review of the year
As we are now well and truly in the season of advent, with all the fun and fretting that involves, we thought it would be a good time to have a look back over the last year and remind ourselves of some of the highlights of the family law year. So here is our tribute to 2013 in the style... more >