There’s been quite a lot going on in the news recently about family friendly rights particularly with the introduction of shared parental leave and...
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New Compensation Limits from 6 April 2016
The maximum amount of statutory redundancy pay and the amount employment tribunals can award for unfair dismissal will increase from 6 April 2016....
Managing Absence in 2016
We hope you enjoy the webinar which we ran on 20 January 2016 in conjunction with Cascade HR, Paul Addy of Positive People HR and People Management....
Protecting your future
Protecting your future 2016 start of a New Year. If you are planning a future with a partner and thinking of taking the step of buying a home...
Big Brother is watching you!
This statement often conjures up negative emotions and particularly in the workplace the idea of monitoring and surveillance can make employees’...
Medical Evidence – proceed with caution?
When you have an employee absent on sick leave it can be important to gain an understanding of the employee’s medical condition so that any...
Family Mediation Week
It's time to choose a better way: Consilia Mediation supports Family Mediation Week 2016 Every year, thousands of families are torn apart by bitter...
Reframing the “D” word
Separation /Divorce is a difficult time. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has a view. You may feel stuck in a tunnel and really quite bleak....
Your options and focusing upon your children
Recently separated? Struggling with next steps? Whatever the reasons for the breakdown of your relationship/marriage it is undoubtedly a huge life...
Family Dispute Resolution Week #childrenfirst
Family Dispute Resolution Week is Resolution's biggest public-facing campaign of the year. This year's campaign is focused on putting children first...
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” – or so they say!
A guide for separated parents this Christmas Family breakdown is never easy, but Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for separated...
Divorce and Separation – common concerns
I’m recently separated from my husband/wife – what are my options?? Separation can be a scary and difficult time. It is important you explore and...
Financial disclosure and family mediation
Financial disclosure and family mediation So much has been written this last week about the big money cases involving Alison Sharland and Varsha...
Pre and Post-nuptial agreements – Protect yourself
For anyone driving a car in England there’s a legal requirement to take out car insurance. When buying a house a lender will often want a guarantee...
Mental Health Awareness and Family Crisis
Mental health awareness is becoming increasingly prevalent across social media and through work carried out by tireless charitable campaigners. Last...
Child Arrangements – to litigate or mediate
As accredited mediators and specialist family solicitors we assist parties through the process of family mediation in cases involving arrangements...
‘Tis the season…
Christmas gift suggestions… to your enemy, forgiveness. to an opponent, tolerance. to a friend, your heart. to a customer, service. to all, charity....
Employee Absence webinar
Equal Pay – will it ever happen?
It has been announced today that the Government is to press ahead with plans to force larger companies (we believe this to be firms with more than...
The C-Word: A Guide for Separated Parents this Summer
As family solicitors and mediators we assist separated parents on an almost daily basis in relation to arrangements for their children. In our...
Remember, Remember the 5th April 2015
Yes it was Easter Sunday and whilst many of you will have been tucking into your Easter eggs and enjoying the extended weekend, a lot was also...
Voice of the child
In the summer of last year the Government commissioned an external dispute resolution advisory group to look into the issue of involving children in...
Wyatt v Vince [2015] Landmark Supreme Court Decision
Kathleen Wyatt has been granted permission by the Supreme Court to make a financial claim against her former husband Dale Vince, who founded and...
Recipe For Success
Ingredients 4 Ladies from Yorkshire - Cookridge, Dewsbury, Barnsley and Morley 4 cups of determination and self-belief Dash of Faith A multitude of...
Breaking New Ground
"Consilia Legal is straight talking, practical and open to new ideas. Leeds & Yorkshire Lawyer talks to a niche firm that wants to offer a...
MPS Applications – the importance of an accurate interim budget
BD v FD [2014] EWHC 4443 FAM The parties in this case were married in 2002 and later separated in 2013. There are 4 dependent children of the...
New Compensation Limits
Compensation Limits and minimum awards that apply to a range of employment claims will increase on 6 April 2015. Among other things, the limit on...
Blowing the Whistle – Why bother?
In the news this week, concerns have been raised about the protection of whistleblowers particularly within the NHS. It has been reported that...
Mental Health Awareness Week and Family Mediation
As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close it is a timely reminder that family breakdown can be one of life's most stressful and distressing...
The Final Report from the Financial Remedies Working Group
The Final Report from the Financial Remedies Working Group The Financial Remedies Working Group (“the Group”) was introduced in June 2014 to explore...