It has recently been announced that The Domestic Abuse Disclosure Scheme will be extended to cover all of England and Wales from March 2014. The scheme enables a person to ascertain from the police whether their partner has had a history of domestic violence. It has already been piloted in several areas, including Greater Manchester, […]
Category Archives: Family Law
In a recent conference, the retiring family judge, Sir Paul Coleridge outlined his view that current divorce and financial provision laws were no longer fit for purpose. Sir Paul suggested that the existing Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 was ‘designed in a wholly different era to deal with a wholly different society and way of life.’ […]
The firm recently acted in proceedings under the Children Act 1989. The case involved a child who lived in England but was born to a French father and English mother. The father sought contact with the child, including direct contact in France and England during holiday periods. Thankfully, the parties were able to reach an […]
This article was recently published in industry magazine, Resolution. It was written by our department head. Click here to download the PDF