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Court of Appeal denies journalist’s request for extensive access to court papers (Newman v Southampton City Council)

Court of Appeal denies journalist’s request for extensive access to court papers (Newman v Southampton City Council)

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Powers available to local authorities to facilitate applications for settled status for looked after children in the absence of parental co-operation (W and Re Z (EU Settled Status for Looked After Children))

Powers available to local authorities to facilitate applications for settled status for looked after children in the absence of parental co-operation (W and Re Z (EU Settled Status for Looked After Children))

Powers available to local authorities to facilitate applications for settled status for looked after children in the absence of parental co-operation (W and Re Z (EU Settled Status for Looked After Children))

Court of Appeal provides step-by-step guidance on determining whether a European regulation forms part of UK domestic law and sets out how to analyse the impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (Lipton v BA City Flyer Ltd)

Court of Appeal provides step-by-step guidance on determining whether a European regulation forms part of UK domestic law and sets out how to analyse the impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (Lipton v BA City Flyer Ltd)

Court of Appeal provides step-by-step guidance on determining whether a European regulation forms part of UK domestic law and sets out how to analyse the impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (Lipton v BA City Flyer Ltd)

The test to discharge a special guardianship order (Re M (special guardianship order—leave to apply to discharge))

The test to discharge a special guardianship order (Re M (special guardianship order—leave to apply to discharge))

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Notice of acting

Notice of acting

Case number [insert number][In the principal registryORIn the [insert court location] FAMILY court]Sitting at [insert place]Notice of...

Private children—paramountcy of the child's welfare

Private children—paramountcy of the child's welfare

The paramountcy principleWhen any court determines any question with respect to:•the upbringing of the child, or•the administration of the child's...

Pension attachment orders

Pension attachment orders

The power to make pension attachment orders (previously referred to as earmarking orders) arises from the insertion of sections 25B–25D of the...

The no order principle

The no order principle

This Practice Note explains the no order principle contained in section 1(5) of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989). It explains when the principle...

Practice notes

Sequestration (confiscation of assets) within contempt proceedings

Sequestration is a process for dealing with a contempt of court that would be otherwise punishable by a committal under which the assets of the...
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Produced in partnership with David Salter, deputy High Court judge and Recorder 12th Jan
Practice notes

Decree absolute—divorce

Online divorceWhere a divorce is proceeding via the online service note that while rules relating to divorce proceedings are generally to be found in...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Application to vary, extend or discharge a non-molestation or occupation order

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Grounds for judicial separation

Applications for judicial separation are relatively rare in practice. It may arise where the client has strong religious and or cultural reasons for...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Drafting the terms of a financial consent order

This Practice Note sets out the basic principles to be applied when drafting a financial consent order including the preparation and structure of the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Capitalised maintenance—Duxbury calculations

The basis of Duxbury calculationsA Duxbury calculation is an actuarial calculation designed to identify the capital sum required to meet a periodical...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Emergency prohibited steps and child arrangements orders

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

The grounds on which a marriage is void

A void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a marriage will be void are set out in...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Undefended divorce proceedings

Online divorceOn 6 May 2018 the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) launched its online divorce service nationwide for the public acting as litigants in person....
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Void and voidable marriages

The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) sets out the grounds on which a marriage is void or voidable and the bars preventing the grant of a decree...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Child Arrangements Programme—the procedure for section 8 applications

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Statements of truth in family proceedings

This Practice Note is impacted by the exit of the UK from the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications for practitioners when considering an...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Amended, supplemental and further petitions

The distinction between an amended petition, a supplemental petition and a further petitionWhere it is necessary in some way to amend a petition...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Specimen statement of issues for a first appointment—financial remedy application

In the Family Court sitting at [location][Case No]Between1[insert name] ApplicantAnd2[ insert name] RespondentStatement of issues for the First...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

The grounds on which a marriage is voidable

A decree of nullity granted after 31 July 1971 in respect of a voidable marriage operates to annul the marriage with effect from decree absolute and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Declarations of parentage—procedure

The procedure for an application for a declaration of parentage is governed by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955, Pt...
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9th Nov

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Practice notes

The Pensions Ombudsman—key decisions and cases up to 2017 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It looks at some of the key decisions made by the Pensions Ombudsman and courts...
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Produced in partnership with David Gallagher of Fieldfisher 9th Apr
Practice notes

The Pensions Ombudsman—when should he be used and what are his powers?

This Practice Note looks at the jurisdiction of the Pensions Ombudsman to deal with occupational and personal pension-related complaints and disputes...
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Produced in partnership with David Gallagher of Fieldfisher and Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers 9th Apr
Practice notes

Pensions on divorce—issues for pension trustees

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RESPECT OF OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES ONLYPension attachment and pension sharing orders were extended to cover the...
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Produced in partnership with David Lockett of Actuaries for Lawyers 9th Apr
Practice notes

Pension rights of unmarried cohabitants on members’ death

In this Practice Note, the term ‘cohabitant’ is used to refer to an unmarried partner (other than a civil partner) of a member.This Practice Note also...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Appeals against determinations of the Pensions Ombudsman

For a list of key Pensions Ombudsman determinations we have reported on, see Practice Note: Pensions Ombudsman determination tracker.The appeal...
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Produced in partnership with David Gallagher of Fieldfisher and Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers 9th Apr
Practice notes

Pension rights of spouses and civil partners on member’s death

FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT: On 20 July 2020, a written ministerial statement was made announcing that changes will be made to the Teachers’ Pension...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

An introduction to UK pension systems—the state pension, state second pension and single-tier state pension

Brexit impactAs of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...
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Produced in partnership with John Hayward, Pensions author 9th Apr
Practice notes

An introduction to UK pension systems—private pensions

Government policyFor many years as part of government policy the establishment in the UK of private pensions in addition to state pensions has been...
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Produced in partnership with John Hayward, Pensions Author, and Wyn Derbyshire of Gunnercooke LLP 9th Apr
Practice notes

An introduction to the UK pension system for the private client practitioner—how pension schemes are governed and the key regulatory bodies

In the UK the overwhelming majority of pension schemes in the private sector, ie both occupational and personal pension schemes, are established under...
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Produced in partnership with John Hayward, Pensions Author, and Wyn Derbyshire of Gunnercooke LLP 9th Apr
Practice notes

Making a complaint to the Pensions Ombudsman—what is involved?

As a result of the transfer of The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS)’s dispute resolution service to the Pensions Ombudsman on 19 March 2018, the...
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Produced in partnership with Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers and David Gallagher of Fieldfisher 7th Apr
Practice notes

Public sector pensions and family proceedings

This Practice Note sets out the various types of public sector pension schemes and specific factors to take into account when dealing with such...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 6th Apr
Practice notes

The Pension Protection Fund and family proceedings

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) was set up by the Pensions Act 2004 (PeA 2004) as a statutory fund to pay compensation to members of certain...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 6th Apr
Precedents

Standard order 2.1—financial remedy order—omnibus

In the Family CourtSitting at [court name]No: [case number][The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973ORThe Civil Partnership Act 2004ORThe Child Support Act...
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1st Apr
Practice notes

International aspects of pensions on divorce etc

This Practice Note sets out different types of overseas pension plans and their features as well as valuation, procedural and enforcement issues that...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 1st Apr
Practice notes

Valuing pension rights in family proceedings

Prescribed valuation methodWhether a pension is to be the subject of offsetting, attachment or sharing, the prescribed method of valuation is the cash...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 1st Apr
Practice notes

Insurance considerations on divorce or dissolution

Parties to divorce or dissolution proceedings will have to think carefully about the various insurance products that they hold either individually or...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 30th Mar
Practice notes

Pensions—glossary

A-day'A-day' is the commonly used name regarding wide-ranging pension 'simplification' tax changes that took effect from 6 April 2006. The changes...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 30th Mar
Practice notes

Pensions and judicial separation

On proceedings for judicial separation the court has the power to redistribute the benefits derived from pension resources between the parties...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 30th Mar
Practice notes

Pension attachment orders

The power to make pension attachment orders (previously referred to as earmarking orders) arises from the insertion of sections 25B–25D of the...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 23rd Mar
Practice notes

Pension sharing orders

This Practice Note explains what a pension sharing order is within family proceedings and sets out which pension interests can be shared and which...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 23rd Mar

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