May 18, 2022 | Family Law
UK holiday bookings have risen above pre-pandemic levels despite the cost of living crisis beginning to bite as Brits lead the way in demand for summer breaks abroad. Many firms including TUI are telling holidaymakers not to expect last-minute deals due to the surge...
Nov 29, 2021 | Family Law, Laura's Blog
Good Divorce Week takes place annually on the last week in November, this year being 29 Nov – 3rd Dec. It is organised by Resolution (first for family law), a membership organisation of family lawyers committed to a constructive and non-confrontational approach to...
Nov 25, 2021 | Family Law
Christmas is often described as the ‘best time of the year’, a ‘joyous occasion’. But for many separated parents it is a time of anxiety and worry when it comes to sorting out the child arrangements. For those parents it can be a period of dread having to argue over...
Nov 22, 2021 | Family Law, Kieran's blog
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...
Sep 6, 2021 | divorce, Family Law
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....
Aug 18, 2021 | Family Law
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...
