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Split hearings: what will happen now? By guest blogger James Thornton
A split hearing can be summarised as a hearing divided into two parts. During the first part the court makes findings of fact on issues identified by the parties or the court. During the second part...
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Leave to remove a child: what about the parents left behind?
Back in September, when Lord Justice Wall gave a speech to Families Need Fathers, his view of separation as a “serious failure of parenting” attracted headlines. I would like to draw attention to a...
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Why would a “very rich woman” fight for a larger divorce settlement?
A friend of mine, barrister Ashley Murray of Oriel Chambers in Liverpool, was recently quoted by Lord Justice Wilson in a Court of Appeal judgement in the case of Jones v Jones. Reading of Ashley’s...
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Cohabitation rights: three cheers for Lord Justice Wall!
Lord Justice Wall, the President of the Family Division, has said that cohabiting couples who split up should have legal rights to a possible share of property and money. In an interview with Frances...
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Kernott v Jones: a case of square pegs and round holes
The case of Kernott v Jones is being hailed by some family lawyers as, potentially, the “new White”: a reference to the ground breaking case of White v White, heard by the House of Lords in 2000, which...
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A note on the Vicky Haigh case
The case of Vicky Haigh has made lurid headlines today. She is the woman publicly named and shamed by Lord Justice Wall, the President of the Family Division, after making “entirely false” and...
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News: President of the Family Division set to retire
Sir Nicholas Wall has announced plans to retire as President of the Family Division from December 1 due to ill health. The Family Division is part of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales. The...
View ArticleParents lose baby in ‘miscarriage of justice’ – Good Morning Britain
I got up very very early this morning to travel down to the ITV studios on London’s South Bank for an appearance on the Good Morning Britain sofa, with presenters Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway. The...
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