Master the financial implications of family law proceedings with a focus on costs. This topic provides strategic advice on managing legal expenses, ensuring practitioners can offer cost-effective solutions to their clients.
This week's edition of the Family weekly highlights includes details of the new Child Focused Courts (previously known as Private Law Pathfinder) and...
The Ministry of Justice has announced the national rollout of Child Focused Courts across England and Wales, following a pilot programme that reduced...
Family analysis: The Financial Remedies Guide (FRG) was issued by Mr Justice Peel and HHJ Hess with the approval of the President of the Family...
This week's edition of the Family weekly highlights includes analysis of the implications of the decision of Mazur in the family courts, details of...
Procedure—Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989This Practice Note sets out the procedural requirements in relation to an application under Schedule 1 to...
Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997This Practice Note explains the six criminal offences that may be committed under the...
Striking out a statement of caseThis Practice Note explains the court's power to strike out a statement of case. It summarises the grounds on which a...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidA void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a...
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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