Tadhgh Barwell O’Connor
Tadhgh Barwell O’Connor is a family law specialist working across the full breadth of family law with experience up to the High Court, including complex, international, multi-day trials. He has particular specialisms in complex, cross-border disputes including Hague Convention return and contact cases, relocation and leave to remove applications, and international child arrangements, with a special interest in Armed Forces and LGBTQIA+ families. Tadhgh was awarded the Pegasus Scholarship to the American Inns of Court in 2022, creating a state specific US network of family lawyers and has experience working directly with high and super high net worth families.
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Of Dogs and Divorce
Of dogs and divorce: why treating pets as chattels is an anachronism.
This is Ernest, our beloved English bull terrier. According to English law he has the same status as the chaise longue upon which he is performing his Kate Winslet impersonation. How can this be right? How can he
Pre-Nuptial Agreements: an ‘Oven-Ready’ Solution to a Pressing Problem? A House of Lords Debate
Late last month, Baroness Deech brought a motion in the House of Lords, ‘That this House takes note of the law relating to prenuptial agreements’.
The debate came against the backdrop of Baroness Deech having (of course) long pursued financial remedies reform through her Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill. She has
Stamp Duty Land Tax and Divorce
This is sometimes the forgotten tax on divorce. Maybe this is fair enough as there is a pretty clear exemption in tax law that states that stamp duty land tax (SDLT) will not apply to transfers pursuant to divorce.
However, the last few years have seen the introduction of two