Family law newsletter out now - March 2021
18th March 2021
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Welcome to the 海角破解版听family听newsletterIn our fourth听family group newsletter, we bring you a round up of our听brunch talks and topical articles, news, and details of our forthcoming events. We hope you enjoy reading this and please do contact us if we can help with further information or enquiries. ![]() Lucy Hendry QC enjoys her first days as newly-appointed Silk听Family barrister 听started her first day as Queen's Counsel on Monday, after her appointment听was announced last December. 海角破解版 barrister , Two important points to consider in international child abduction cases
Following their successful representation of the appellant mother in听Re G (Abduction: Consent / Discretion)听[2021] EWCA Civ 139,听听and听听highlight the importance of the exercise of judicial discretion under Article 13 of the Hague Convention; and the inherent inequality of arms caused by the difference in the availability of legal aid to the parties. Simon Lillington successful in mansion dispute between businesswoman and her millionaire former partner
Family barrister 听has helped his client businesswoman Sharon Blades win half of the 拢2.5m mansion that her former partner paid for, but registered in both their names, in听 a dispute which attracted widespread media coverage including a feature in the Daily Mail. Nicola Frost on prenuptial agreements - listen to the podcast
Nicola Frost examines "Prenuptial agreements: are they worth it?" in her podcast recorded with .
Dorian Day and Sarah Tierney successful in CoA case considering the competence of the child in Children Act proceedings
and acted for the father in the reported case of Re Z (Interim Care Order) [2020] EWCA Civ 1755 on an appeal against an interim care order where HHJ George had authorised the removal of a 15 year old boy with autism from his father鈥檚 care. The appeal was successful on the difficult ground of procedural irregularity. ![]() Financial remedies: updated evidence and pensions in Finch v Baker
Rachael Goodall analyses Finch v Baker [2021] EWCA Civ 72 in which the Court of Appeal refused a wife鈥檚 appeal against the circuit judge鈥檚 decision not to permit further evidence from the pension expert following his draft judgment. This analysis was first published on Lexis庐PSL on 29 January 2021. Practice Direction 27A and its application to financial proceedings
Tonia Clark听reviews听Practice Direction 27A (PD27A),听which Family Court judges are increasingly exasperated is being ignored. Tonia covers the importance of Practice Direction 27A, noting that non-compliance will likely mean that the Courts will consider making costs orders. 听When can an order be amended under the slip rule?
Rachael Goodall analyses IC v RC [2020] EWHC 2997 (Fam), [2020] All ER (D) 74 (Nov). The court considered the circumstances in which an error or omission after the order has been drawn may be corrected pursuant to the 鈥榮lip rule鈥 in circumstances where the husband argued that the order had ceased to have effect. This analysis was first published on Lexis庐PSL on 18 November 2020. ![]() An update on MPS and Show Cause applications听
Michael George and Oliver Thorne hosted our February family law brunch, focusing on these very important applications.
Getting the most out of your valuation expert
Family finance specialist Michael George and Dains forensic accounting partner听 Andrew Donaldson explored how to get the most out of听valuation experts in uncertain times. ![]() 25 March Family Law Brunch
and 听will host our next family law brunch via Zoom. Hamish will present听鈥淐ourt in a Storm: Financial remedy claims in COVID and Brexit times鈥. Gemma will talk about "Preserving the evidence: a public law update". 29 April Family Law Brunch
We hope to see you at our April family law brunch. Please register to book your space. Our speakers and topics will be confirmed in April. ![]() Meet the team
海角破解版鈥檚 family group advises and represents clients on听financial provision (divorce, cohabitation and death), child arrangements orders, property disputes, childcare / adoption, judicial review, professional negligence, regulatory matters, incapacity / Court of Protection welfare issues, international children鈥檚 issues and human rights. |




