In many respects, the world in which we live in today is drastically different to the one that our parents were familiar with when they were growing up. It’s tempting to think of such change solely in terms of the technology which we use every day and even the way in which cities immediately around […]
Read moreA quick flick through the pages of the national newspapers demonstrates that it can sometimes be all too tempting for commentators to resort to generalities. However, if there’s one thing which being a family lawyer has taught me, it’s that few things are ever as simple or straightforward as they first appear. Over decades, we […]
Read moreI reckon that very few people ever start something by thinking that they won’t finish. Who, for instance, accepts a job knowing that they won’t enjoy it? How many people would book a holiday that they believe will be a wash-out? It’s the same with a relationship. When people marry or enter into a civil […]
Read moreOver the course of any given year, the family courts across England and Wales are called on to deal with an immense volume and breadth of work. For instance, some 63,084 new cases began between July and September this year alone (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2021/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2021). They included matters relating to divorce, childcare, mental health, domestic abuse and probate. […]
Read moreThe global coronavirus pandemic has so upset the balance in our lives at home and at work that it almost seems difficult to believe that the second anniversary of lockdown measures being imposed will be upon us in just a matter of weeks. When Boris Johnson announced a series of steps to limit the spread […]
Read moreAlthough the disciplines dealt with by each division of the High Court differ, all maintain a similar vigour when it comes to upholding their respective authority. As my colleague Sarah Hewitt wrote on this ‘blog last month, the Family Court is not shy in exercising the full range of powers at its disposal when it […]
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