It is likely that family lawyers will have to wait another two years in order to see any potential reforms of the laws, which are arguably out of date, governing financial provisions on a divorce. In April 2022, the Divorce, Dissolution, and Separation Act 2020 became...
As part of National Conveyancing week, residential property partner Laura Maggs discusses the importance of a good working relationship between lawyers and estate agents during the conveyancing process and how she and her conveyancing team have achieved this. Teamwork...
Karen Bowey, a chartered legal executive in our family team discusses how a beloved pet is treated in the same way as a fridge freezer in English family law. I was interested to read that one-half of Ant and Dec (being Ant McPartlin) is being taken back to court by...
Estella Newbold-Brown, partner and head of our family law department, discusses the behaviour of a narcissist and what to do if you decide to end a relationship with one. Narcissists are extremely self-involved people that ignore the needs of those around them. They...
Family Law solicitor, Donna Rose, discusses how parents can protect themselves and their investment whilst helping their children to get on to the property ladder. The Bank of Mum and Dad. This a very common expression used where parents help to support their adult...
