When couples whose children are privately educated separate, an issue may arise as to who should continue to pay the school fees. Such fees would not be included within child maintenance payments and so not dealt with by the Child Maintenance Service....
With children returning to school at the beginning of September, separated parents may need to consider what term time arrangements are put in place for their child/children. If arrangements have already been put in place for the last academic year,...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have launched an investigation into online divorces, pre-paid probate plans and will drafting services which are provided by companies that are not solicitors. As reported by the BBC , complaints about these...
Our litigation team recently assisted clients in settling a prickly ongoing property and will-related dispute via a Financial Dispute Resolution hearing at court. Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR), while often seen in family proceedings, is now being...
A final order is the final order which ends a marriage. It comes in the form of a certificate and confirms that the marriage between you and your spouse has ended. This application can be applied for 43 days (six weeks and one day) after the initial...
A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision has set out further guidance on how tribunals should approach the issue of employment status following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Uber BV v Aslam. In Manning v Walker Crips...
Although, a child can express their views regarding who they would like to stay with the courts will not necessarily always take this into consideration. The most important factor that will affect whether the courts will listen to the child’s wishes...
In a recent case a director was removed from office and excluded from management. The court had to consider whether the conduct was unfairly prejudicial for the purposes of section 994 of the Companies Act 2006. Background Mr Hashmi, Mr Gilbert...
A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision has set out further guidance on how tribunals should approach the issue of employment status following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Uber BV v Aslam. In Manning v Walker Crips...
A MIAM stands for Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting. This is the first meeting that is held for two parties to work through their differences with a third-party present rather than going to court. Although both parties can attend a MIAM jointly,...
