Katherine Illsley

This Q&A considers what approach a court may take within financial remedy proceedings following a couple’s second divorce.

This Q&A considers index linking in relation to periodical payments where the recipient of maintenance intends to live in another country.

This Q&A considers what action can be taken by a petitioner when the respondent to a divorce petition fails to return an acknowledgment of service. It also considers whether the petitioner is obliged to serve a copy of the certificate of entitlement, decree nisi and decree absolute on the respondent.

This Q&A considers the powers of the police to accommodate a child under section 46 of the Children Act 1989.

This Q&A considers how adultery can be proven for divorce purposes where the respondent does not admit it.

This Q&A considers whether a non-molestation order can be made at a hearing where the 16-year-old respondent is absent.

This Q&A examines which form should be used when seeking to suspend a child arrangements order.

This Q&A considers the effects on the parties’ pensions when there is a decree of judicial separation.

This Q&A considers the court’s power within Children Act 1989 proceedings to vary a non-molestation order and allow for contact where the order prevents a parent from contacting a child.

This Q&A considers highway authorities for maintaining and repairing underpasses which are public highways for the purposes of the Highways Act 1980.

This Q&A considers the steps to be taken in order to transfer the legal title of a property in the event that a new trustee is appointed. It considers in particular whether a deed of appointment of a new trustee can transfer legal title.

This Q&A considers whether there is a presumption in favour of a birth parent over a wider family member when the court is considering with whom a child should be placed.

This Q&A considers the procedure to be followed where, within ongoing proceedings for a child arrangements order, a parent who wishes to change their name would like to disclose the new name to the court but not to the other party, and whether there is a requirement to inform the court of the name change.

This Q&A considers whether an order permitting a change of name for a child will be effective once the child reaches 16 years of age.

This Q&A considers whether a court can court impose a special guardianship order where the party who would be named in the order would prefer a different order to be made.

This Q&A looks at the effect of a lease covenant requiring a flat not be used otherwise than as a private residential property.

This Q&A considers whether a landlord must obtain tenant's consent before granting a crane oversailing licence.

This Q&A considers whether an application for parental responsibility by a step-parent would be affected if decree nisi is pronounced. It also examines whether such an application can be made after pronouncement of decree nisi but before pronouncement of decree absolute.