Gavin Smith
Gavin Smith is a family law barrister, arbitrator (MCIArb) and private FDR evaluator at 1 Hare Court, specialising in financial remedy cases.
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Free Webinar | The 2026 FRC Guide: What Practitioners Need to Know
Join the authors of the new FRC Guide - HHJ Edward Hess, Nicholas Allen KC, Michael Allum, Lily Mottahedan and Rhys Taylor - as they discuss its origins, drafting and intentions - and its likely impact on financial remedy cases at all levels in the months and years ahead.
Mazur in the Court of Appeal: the Judgment That Saved Half the Profession from Accidental Criminality
The Court of Appeal rewrites the landscape of ‘conduct of litigation’ – Mazur & Stuart v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 369.
Portals: Bringing It All Together
Tips and tricks on using the digital court portals from a member of the stakeholder group for the profession, including how to avoid the double login, when to denote documents as confidential, and how to prompt a response from the court.