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New Rules for 2014
On 22 April 2014, a new vision of the practice of family law in England and Wales was ushered in. This was as a result of increasing distaste in government circles with the amount of public money…
Nuptial Agreements,Divorce & Separation,Financial Issues,Latest News
Pre-Nuptial Agreements to become enforceable in England?
Pre-Nuptial Agreements to become enforceable in England? The Daily Mail reports today that legislation will be brought forward to enforce pre marriage agreements:…
Divorce & Separation,Financial Issues,Latest News
What does the decision in Petrodel v Prest mean?
By Punam Denley of Blanchards Law. Yesterday’s decision by the Supreme Court (12 June 2013) reaffirms what family lawyers have long believed: A party who has placed his assets within a company which…
Divorce & Separation,Latest News
Punam Denley has book published
Punam has written a self help book for clients entitled ‘How to get a Divorce’, published by Lawpack and available to buy at…
Judge allows girl of 10 to be Baptised
This week’s legal story is the decision by Judge Platt in the Romford County Court to permit a 10 year old girl to convert to Christianity in the face of her Jewish mother's objections. The…
Muslim doctor loses appeal court bid to strip ex-wife of settlement
It has been reported in the last few days that the English court has rejected an appeal from a Dr Zaid Al-Saffar to overturn the financial order made in her favour. Dr al-Saffar is a consultant…
Pensions at risk on bankruptcy
The recent High Court Chancery Division case of re Raithatha –v- Williamson ([2012] EWHC 909 (Ch)) establishes a new legal precedent whereby a bankrupt can be ordered to draw down his pension in…
Expert Witnesses in Children Proceedings – An Update
On 24 May 2012 the Minister for Justice Jonathan Djanogly, announced: "We are introducing early changes to the court rules through secondary legislation. The main elements are raising the threshold…
Children,Financial Issues,Latest News
A bad week for CMEC
A BAD WEEK FOR CMEC It has been reported that the Comptroller and Auditor General, who deals with the accounts of government agencies and quangos, has been unable to…
Government U-Turn on Expert Witnesses in Children Proceedings
In a rather amazing u-turn, I read today in The Times that the government finally accepts the need to reform the use of expert witnesses in care proceedings. In a previous blog…