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The Other Half

The Other Half

Solicitors acting for clients in divorce and financial proceedings have a symbiotic relationship with those clients. They provide the solicitors with fees, which are the lifeblood of any law firm, and in turn the solicitors provide the clients with advice and legal representation at one of the most fraught periods

Tech Corner: NeedsMet

Tech Corner: NeedsMet

Whether we like it or not, the age of ‘do-it-yourself’ divorce is here. In 2022 there were 80,443 divorces and dissolutions finalised in England and Wales (latest HMCTS figures). In the same 12-month period there were just 31,277 financial remedy disposals (HMCTS terminology for, in essence, a final

The Jurisdiction of the Family Court to Determine Property Disputes in Favour of Third Parties

The Jurisdiction of the Family Court to Determine Property Disputes in Favour of Third Parties

Introduction The Family Court does not have Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TLATA)[[1]] jurisdiction.[[2]] This creates a particular problem for proceedings in a Family Court which is not also a county court, most obviously the Central Family Court (CFC) in London. This article, although

‘An ascent so steep as to make a meteor blush’ – The valedictory for the Honourable Mr Justice Mostyn, 3 October 2023

‘An ascent so steep as to make a meteor blush’ – The valedictory for the Honourable Mr Justice Mostyn, 3 October 2023

On Monday, 2 October 2023 history was made in Court 4 of the Royal Courts of Justice, with the swearing in of the first ever Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales. Just a day later, in the very same, similarly packed-out court room, Lady Carr crossed the rope to

Interview with Professor David Hodson

Interview with Professor David Hodson

The Life and Career of Professor David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb, Solicitor, Mediator, Arbitrator, Australian Solicitor and DDJ David, what was your background? It was modest. My father won a scholarship to a grammar school in Southampton but like so many, the war interfered with his education and he

DR Corner: FPR Part 3 – Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution Options – Perils and Possibilities

DR Corner: FPR Part 3 – Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution Options – Perils and Possibilities

Opportunities for resolution away from the court have never been greater – mediation, early neutral evaluation, private FDRs, arbitration – and practitioners continue to take up training in these disciplines. However, although the use of out-of-court resolution continues to increase, too many cases remain within the overburdened court system, cases for which

Financial Remedies Case Round-Up (Mid-April to mid-September 2023)

Financial Remedies Case Round-Up (Mid-April to mid-September 2023)

A spate of proprietary estoppel cases In the previous issue, I wrote about the increasing number of reported nuptial agreement cases. In the time period covered by this issue, the tendency has been towards proprietary estoppel cases. Certainly, published judgments can appear rather like buses, several at once and then