Estimated reading time: 7 minutes If Gisèle Pelicot sought a divorce from her convicted rapist husband Dominique Pelicot in the family courts of England and Wales rather than the French...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes From 2026, the NHS will begin including menopause and perimenopause checks as part of routine health screenings for women aged 40 to 74. This long-awaited...
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes In some divorce cases, it is necessary for one party to apply to the court to issue financial remedy proceedings, because the assistance of the...
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes When a relationship breaks down, reaching agreements about children, assets or income can be extremely challenging. While court proceedings are sometimes unavoidable, they are not...
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes In an age where nearly everyone carries a recording device in their pocket, the temptation to secretly hit “record” during a difficult conversation is real,...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Widely praised as one of the greatest ever football managers, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has excelled as a master of tactical innovation in his professional...
Estimate reading time: 8 minutes Blog last updated: May 2026 What is common law marriage? Despite various public information efforts over the years, many people still believe that when a...
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes What are child arrangements? ‘Child arrangements’ is the legal term for the practical decisions that need to be made about where children live and how...
Great news, you just got transferred to the New York office from London. Your divorce is settled, the child arrangements are in place, everything is fine and dandy. But what...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Bonus season is upon us once again, a source of agony or ecstasy as the case may be! This raises a question many high-earning separated...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes You’ve worked hard to build your career and establish a strong financial future for yourself and your family. If you get divorced, it’s important to...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Many complain about the effect of a messy divorce, the stresses and challenges this poses to the family post separation. But let’s take a look...
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Last updated May 2026 Mediation has never had a higher profile in divorce proceedings. The Family Mediation Voucher Scheme, which provides eligible families with a...
As Netflix has shown starkly with Harry and Meghan’s recent documentary, marriage sometimes brings with it a lot more than a spouse. This can have a profound impact on the...
In financial remedy cases, the Financial Dispute Resolution hearing is a key stage. It is a “without prejudice” hearing at which the parties are expected to roll their sleeves up,...
With the Qatar World Cup in full swing, many will be looking forward to England progressing. Yet there is an ugly side to the beautiful game that cannot be overlooked....
As family lawyers, people often remark to us that they were “taken to the cleaners” when they got divorced. We are always intrigued by what this means. All financial settlement...
Typical lawyers answer: it depends on the facts. This piece deals with the options available to married families, and those in civil partnerships. For ease of reference, I refer to...
Pensions are not the most glamorous subject, and when couples divorce, are often overlooked by the parties. For over twenty years, courts have had the power to share the parties’...
Many families stay together “for the sake of their children”. We may all have a view of how beneficial this is, but there is no doubt the fear of not...