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Expert commentary, case analysis, and practical guides on divorce, children's arrangements, financial remedy, and more.
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Family LawEvaluating child welfare and risk in international relocation disputes
A recent Supreme Court judgement recently examined the intricate legal boundaries governing international child abduction, the assessment of grave risk, and the extent to which an adolescent's views
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Family LawBalancing international relocation with parental responsibility
The overarching legal framework governing private family law disputes is anchored by Section 1(1) of the Children Act 1989, which mandates that a child's welfare is of paramount
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Family LawThe cost of silence and delay in financial remedy proceedings
When a litigant fails to engage with financial remedy proceedings and attempts to mount an appeal after the fact, the courts must strictly balance procedural compliance against the pursuit of
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Family LawTo divert corporate income, one must have financial control
Balancing statutory child support calculations with complex corporate asset structures and court-ordered financial restrictions requires rigorous judicial reasoning, particularly where evaluating
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Family LawHousing decisions should not adversely impact children’s welfare
A High Court judgement has reinforced judicial discretion regarding family home exclusion and interim child arrangement orders (CAOs) during acrimonious relationship breakdowns. Background: The
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Family LawCan a pre-nup survive a contentious court battle?
A recent High Court judgement explored why carefully structured pre-nuptial agreements influence how statutory judicial discretion operates following the breakdown of a long-term
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Family LawIn any financial remedy order, illiquidity must be fairly distributed
When appellate courts review a high-value financial remedy order (FRO), they must ensure that a trial judge's division of liquid and illiquid wealth achieves a fair balance of risk and illiquidity
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Family LawWhen family fortunes are devastated by commercial fraud
When a high-net-worth (HNW) divorce intersects with a multi-billion-dollar commercial fraud litigation and insolvency proceedings, the Family Court must carefully balance the competing claims of a
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Family LawWhen genealogical obsession becomes an abuse of process
A recent definitive ruling from the Family Court highlights the strict boundaries of legal jurisdiction and serves as a stark warning that concealing previous failed claims from the Court will not be
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Family LawHigh Court issues reality check on shared care presumptions
The tension between allegations of coercive control and cross-allegations of parental alienation remains one of the most volatile battlegrounds in English family law. However, a powerful new High
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Family LawThe Family Court cannot indemnify you against business liabilities
When business assets are divided during a divorce, spouses must not only navigate the exacting realities of corporate law, but also the strict statutory boundaries that govern the Family Court's
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DivorceWhen procedural gamesmanship backfires and ends in a costly divorce
High-stakes divorce proceedings may tempt wealthy spouses to overwhelm the courts with paperwork in a bid to outmanoeuvre their partner. However, a definitive judgement has now indicated that the
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