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Raab: Mediate or Pay the Costs

Raab: Mediate or Pay the Costs

Documents produced by the Judiciary have shown that private family law cases may not return to pre-Covid levels until 2023. Backlogs in private law cases have increased 18% during the course of the pandemic. This has led to interim measures including conducting more...
Furlough scheme comes to a close: 30 September 2021

Furlough scheme comes to a close: 30 September 2021

Current Furlough position As has been planned for some time, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is due to end on 30 September 2021. Whilst the CJRS was due to come to a close originally back in April 2021, this was further extended to deal with the...
Should I wait for a divorce?

Should I wait for a divorce?

The current divorce law in England and Wales relies on a ‘fault-based’ approach if separating couples wish to divorce in the first two years of separation. The petitioner must apply for a divorce on the ground that the marriage has irretrievably broken down due to...
Litigation Capacity

Litigation Capacity

A person is assumed to have capacity unless it is established they don’t.  In the realms of Family Court proceedings, capacity is related to adults or children aged 16 to 17 years (who are subject to proceedings) and who are likely to lack capacity at the age of 18....
The life of Pets in Divorce

The life of Pets in Divorce

According to the PDSA figures released in February 2020, 51% of UK adults own a pet. A BBC report dated 12/03/2021 stated that a total of 3.2 million households in the UK had acquired a pet since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. The report went on to quote “the...