David Hodson OBE reflects on core principles of family law practice set out by the Australian Family Courts in a recent practice direction. He suggests these could be usefully adopted for global good practice. Many countries around the world have codes of practice within their legal professions, often specific to
David Hodson OBE writes a Legal Briefing on the High Court judicial approval for joint drafting of family consent order. Legal Briefing Executive summary The green light has now been given to lawyers and others to act for both parties in drafting consensual family court documents. In a judgment on
The statistics produced annually by the ONS give a snapshot of the trends in relationships and families in the UK. There are often stark and sometimes shocking – seeming statistics provided annually, but the underlying trends are of greater significance for advisers. There has been a trend away from marriage
Overview From April 2018 it has been possible to commence divorce proceedings online. Would this mean more premature petitions, perhaps issued online after a marital argument and therefore not proceeding to a final divorce once the couple had made up? Are there different patterns of attitudes and behaviours with online
Booking an initial appointment to see a solicitor can feel like a very daunting experience. It doesn’t need to be that way. This gives some guidance on what to expect together with some pointers of what you can do in advance to get the most out of your first meeting
The Regulation The EU Matrimonial Property Regulation is 2016/1103 with a full title of Council Regulation of 24 June 2016 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of Matrimonial Property regimes. It should be read alongside Council Regulation
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