March 3, 2021
Disputes around whether parents have the right to prevent their children having the MMR vaccine have been helpful in establishing this. In case you were wondering prior to inoculating your children against COVID-19 there is quite a substantial volume of Read more …
February 25, 2021
I’ve often been concerned that in cases of domestic abuse attendance at court can actually make the traumas suffered worse. It’s not the first time that view has been aired but it’s still the case that it’s a ongoing concern, Read more …
February 18, 2021
A report by Scottish Widow’s research team revealed that more than half of married people would fight for a fair share in any jointly owned property and, yet fewer than one in 10 claim that they would want a fair Read more …
February 10, 2021
“When I won the Golf Challenge in South Africa, I asked my wife if she’d like a designer dress or diamonds as a present?” But she said, ‘No, I want a divorce.’ “I said, ‘I wasn’t planning on spending that Read more …
February 5, 2021
The press – well, the Daily Mail at least – has been following Katie Holmes and her 14 year old daughter Suri Cruise through New York, slightly obsessed that the teenager is almost as tall as her mum now, and Read more …
February 3, 2021
Parental alienation is a term growing in use and is being recognised more frequently than ever in cases involving disputes about children, writes Louise Barretto, Head of our Family team. Parental alienation can occur when the child is psychologically manipulated Read more …
January 23, 2021
There’s a good reason why the number of divorces has recently fallen, writes Louise Barretto, Head of our Family Law team. According to data reported by FT Adviser the number of divorces in the UK ‘unexpectedly fell’, by 8 per Read more …
January 18, 2021
I’ve written previously about the unsatisfactory way in which our courts and (some) professionals deal with issues of domestic abuse that do not involve physical violence. These kinds of cases can often show coercive and controlling behaviour by one party Read more …
January 14, 2021
No, it isn’t April Fool’s day, Poundland really has decided to cash in on January being one of the unhappiest months for estranged couples, writes Louise Barretto, Head of our Family team. (I’m sure it was absolutely not a smoke Read more …
January 11, 2021
One of the unintended consequences of the Family Division being prepared to conduct so much of our cases remotely is that it has extended the working day, writes Louise Barretto, Head of our Family Law team. It might surprise many Read more …