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Helping a friend through a break-up
The partners at CFLP have a combined total of nearly sixty years’ experience of dealing with people going through relationship breakdown. In professional terms though, we’re simply lawyers and mediators; we understand that our clients are much better off obtaining emotional support elsewhere, so where necessary we will signpost them to the right people who are properly trained to do a... more >
Cohabitation: lessons from Scotland
The weekend just past was very Scottish-focused due to the incredible efforts of Andy Murray (didn’t he do well?). Despite the fact that Andy was the runner up while the English have a champion in Jonny Marray, there are some things that the Scots do better than us. In terms of oil production, whisky and imaginary lake-dwelling monsters, they are... more >
Moving home, moving on
Regular readers of our tweets, blogs and website might already be aware that we’ve just moved offices. You can now find us at 33 Parkside, Cambridge CB1 1JE – a gorgeous Georgian end-of-terrace that feels ‘right’ for us and reflects our true Cambridge heritage on the outside, while being a state-of-the art 21st century office space inside. Did it go... more >
Co-operative parenting consultation
It's been a couple of weeks now since the government released its consultation document about the changes it wants to make to the Children Act 1989. The purpose of these proposed changes is to ensure that the courts pay heed to a general principle that parents who are able and willing to play a positive role in their child's care... more >
When is a marriage not a marriage?
Writing two law blogs in a row is quite unusual for us (last week we looked at a new case concerning confidentiality of financial documents in family proceedings). However, another interesting situation has just turned up in the law reports. The case of Dukali v Lamrani made us think it might be useful to explain how easy it is to fall... more >
Confidentiality of court documents
Every now and then a legal case gets reported that we at CFLP think is worth bringing to your attention. It happened this week, when the High Court’s judgment in HMRC v Charman and Another was released. In this case, the court confirms once again that documents produced for the purposes of obtaining a court order to divide finances on divorce... more >