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Court of Appeal guidance on jurisdiction in transitional cases (Re X (Children) (Article 61 BIIa))

Court of Appeal guidance on jurisdiction in transitional cases (Re X (Children) (Article 61 BIIa))

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Court of Appeal guidance on jurisdiction in transitional cases (Re X (Children) (Article 61 BIIa))

Whether the High Court may authorise unregulated placements for children under 16 from 9 September 2021 (Tameside MBC v AM and others)

Whether the High Court may authorise unregulated placements for children under 16 from 9 September 2021 (Tameside MBC v AM and others)

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Whether the High Court may authorise unregulated placements for children under 16 from 9 September 2021 (Tameside MBC v AM and others)

What do English local authorities need to know when placing a child in Scotland?

What do English local authorities need to know when placing a child in Scotland?

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on What do English local authorities need to know when placing a child in Scotland?

Family monthly highlights—August 2021

Family monthly highlights—August 2021

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Family monthly highlights—August 2021

Featured Family content

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

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

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...

Working with counsel

Working with counsel

Working with counselInstructing counsel to advocate on a client’s behalf should be a matter of careful thought and preparation. The role of counsel is...

Procedure for an application for an occupation order

Procedure for an application for an occupation order

Procedure for an application for an occupation orderProcedure for an application for an occupation order—Covid-19In the exceptional circumstances of...

The ground for divorce

The ground for divorce

The ground for divorceBar on petition for divorce within one year of marriageA petition for divorce cannot be presented to the court before the...

Practice notes

Occupation orders

Occupation ordersCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by HMCTS, regarding proceedings...
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19th May
Practice notes

Declarations of parentage—procedure

Declarations of parentage—procedureThe procedure for an application for a declaration of parentage is governed by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR...
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19th May
Practice notes

Client care—family law

Client care—family lawClient care is about providing a proper standard of service to clients. This Practice Note sets out the Solicitors Regulation...
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19th May
Practice notes

Pensions and judicial separation

Pensions and judicial separationOn proceedings for judicial separation the court has the power to redistribute the benefits derived from pension...
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Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 19th May
Practice notes

Mesher and Martin orders

Mesher and Martin ordersThe court may consider it appropriate for one party to remain in a property, with the other party retaining an interest in...
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19th May
Practice notes

Defended divorce proceedings

Defended divorce proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all...
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19th May
Precedents

Letter to court applying for decree absolute more than 12 months after decree nisi

Dear [insert organisation][insert case name] [insert case reference number]We enclose our client’s application for decree nisi to be made absolute.The...
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19th May
Q&As

If the respondent to a divorce files a cross petition what steps must the first petitioner take if they wish to defend the cross petition and proceed on the basis of their first petition or they do not wish to defend the cross petition. Does the first petitioner need to file an acknowledgment of service of the cross petition or an answer?

If the respondent to a divorce files a cross petition what steps must the first petitioner take if they wish to defend the cross petition and proceed...
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Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 19th May
Practice notes

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) regime 2019 for family lawyers

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) regime 2019 for family lawyersFrom 25 November 2019, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and...
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19th May
Practice notes

Void and voidable marriages

Void and voidable marriagesThe Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) sets out the grounds on which a marriage is void or voidable and the bars...
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19th May
Q&As

Where an application has been made to extend the term of a non-molestation order, and a hearing listed, can the extension be agreed by consent? If so, what evidence will the court require in order to approve the order?

Where an application has been made to extend the term of a non-molestation order, and a hearing listed, can the extension be agreed by consent? If so,...
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Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 19th May
Practice notes

Freezing orders (Mareva)—family proceedings

Freezing orders (Mareva)—family proceedingsA freezing order (formerly termed a Mareva injunction or order) is an interim injunction restraining a...
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Produced in partnership with David Salter of Deputy High Court judge and Recorder 19th May
Practice notes

Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989

Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989Under section 37 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), the court has the power to order an...
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Produced in partnership with Katherine Illsley of 4 King’s Bench Walk 19th May
Practice notes

General principles—lump sum orders

General principles—lump sum ordersThis Practice Note sets out the general principles to be applied by the court when considering whether to make a...
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19th May
Practice notes

Standard orders—general principles

Standard orders—general principles11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following...
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19th May

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Practice notes

Setting aside financial orders including Barder events where no error of the court alleged

Setting aside financial orders including Barder events where no error of the court allegedBackgroundFor a considerable time there had been doubt and...
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Produced in partnership with David Salter of Deputy High Court judge and Recorder 20th Sep
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Practice notes

Issuing financial proceedings in Form A (standard procedure)

Issuing financial proceedings in Form A (standard procedure)The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2018, SI 2018/440, amended the Family Procedure...
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20th Sep
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Practice notes

Public children—Public Law Outline 2014

Public children—Public Law Outline 2014Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding...
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17th Sep
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Practice notes

Pilot schemes in the Family Court

Pilot schemes in the Family CourtCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all...
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15th Sep
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Practice notes

Non-molestation orders

Non-molestation ordersCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings...
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14th Sep
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Practice notes

Child Arrangements Programme—the procedure for section 8 applications

Child Arrangements Programme—the procedure for section 8 applicationsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of...
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6th Sep
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Practice notes

Court's case management powers—FPR 2010

Court's case management powers—FPR 2010Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding...
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27th Aug
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Practice notes

FPR 2010, Part 18 applications—procedure

FPR 2010, Part 18 applications—procedureCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding...
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20th Aug
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Practice notes

Occupation orders

Occupation ordersCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the...
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18th Aug
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Practice notes

Preparation of court bundles in family proceedings

Preparation of court bundles in family proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division,...
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18th Aug
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Practice notes

Procedure for an application for a non-molestation order

Procedure for an application for a non-molestation orderProcedure for an application for a non-molestation order—Covid-19In the exceptional...
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18th Aug
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID–19)—news and resources for family lawyers

Coronavirus (COVID–19)—news and resources for family lawyersThis Practice Note sets out key news and guidance in relation to the coronavirus...
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18th Aug
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Practice notes

FPR 2010, Part 18—other applications in proceedings

FPR 2010, Part 18—other applications in proceedingsIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...
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18th Aug
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Practice notes

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

Application to vary, extend or discharge a non-molestation or occupation orderCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the...
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18th Aug
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Practice notes

Procedure for an application for an occupation order

Procedure for an application for an occupation orderProcedure for an application for an occupation order—Covid-19In the exceptional circumstances of...
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18th Aug
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Practice notes

Periodical payments—variation of orders

Periodical payments—variation of ordersThe court’s power to vary orders is set out in section 31 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) and in...
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18th Aug
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Practice notes

Periodical payments—variation—procedure

Periodical payments—variation—procedureCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding...
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18th Aug
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—revisiting financial orders

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—revisiting financial ordersThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is an unforeseen global event that has had significant...
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Produced in partnership with Marc Samuels, Niki Langridge and Rhys Taylor MCIArb of The 36 Group 18th Aug
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Q&As

What advice may be given to a non-resident parent where a contact order is in place when their child has to isolate but is not suffering from coronavirus (COVID-19)? Should the child visit the non-resident parent as per the child arrangements order, or would this defeat the object of the isolation?

What advice may be given to a non-resident parent where a contact order is in place when their child has to isolate but is not suffering from...
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Produced in partnership with Katherine Illsley of 4 King’s Bench Walk 16th Aug
Practice notes

The Courts and Tribunals Service Centre and divorce centres

The Courts and Tribunals Service Centre and divorce centresThis Practice Note sets out the current practice regarding the issue of divorce petitions,...
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31st Jul
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Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

Forming enforceable contracts—considerationThis Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in determining whether a contract is enforceable.A promise will only be capable of being contractually enforced if it is either made in a deed or made in

Fraud by false representation

Fraud by false representation

Fraud by false representationFraud by false representationFraud by false representation applies to a broader range of conduct than the offences under the preceding legislation (the Theft Act 1968 (TA 1968)). No gain or loss need actually be made, and no deception need operate on the mind of the

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individuals

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individuals

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individualsThe Sentencing Council (SC) has produced sentencing guidelines for fraud offences under the Fraud Act 2006 (fraud by false representation, fraud by failing to disclose information and fraud by abuse of position), false accounting under section 17 of

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Guide to using the Lexis®PSL Employment Schedule of Loss application

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