In MA v WK [2025] EWFC 499, the Family Court (Cusworth J) considered whether Nikkah ceremonies conducted in England but not compliant with the statutory formalities of the Marriage Act 1949 could become valid marriages through subsequent registration in Pakistan. The applications were brought under s.55(1) of the Family Law Act 1986 seeking declarations as to marital status. Background Three applicants had each participated in Islamic Nikkah ceremonies in England that did not comply with the formal...
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º£½ÇÆÆ½â°æ's joint Head of Family Finance Amy Beddis will be speaking at Birketts' home ownership disputes seminar and networking event. The seminar, hosted by Birketts' Lucia Mills, will cover TOLATA updates on recent cases, proprietary estoppel and intervenor claims. Amy will be joined on the panel by Alex Troup KC from St John's Chambers and Natasha Dzameh from Selborne Chambers. To find out more, please click here. For more information, please contact Ian Charlton on...
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Hilary Lennox, a highly-experienced family lawyer, has joined º£½ÇÆÆ½â°æ (3 Paper Buildings) from another well-known chambers in London. Hilary is qualified to practice as a barrister in Ireland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales and has also practised in New York and Wisconsin. A graduate of Ireland's oldest law school, King’s Inns, Hilary was called to The Bar of Ireland in 2008 and to both The Bar of Northern Ireland and The Bar of England...
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º£½ÇÆÆ½â°æ Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) family barrister, David Beatson, has recently established a new initiative in collaboration with SARSAS (Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support). The project involves running an ad hoc legal clinic that provides specialist family law advice to SARSAS clients on a pro bono basis. Through this partnership, the clinic aims to assist individuals being supported by SARSAS by offering accessible legal guidance and assistance where it may otherwise be difficult to...
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