Prepare effectively for family law disputes with pre-action guidance. This resource outlines essential steps and considerations before initiating proceedings, helping practitioners to build strong cases and achieve favourable outcomes.
Family analysis: A 75% costs order made against the father by Nicholas Allen KC (sitting as a deputy High Court judge) in long-running private law...
Family analysis: Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), Practice Direction (PD) Update No 1 of 2026 has been issued setting out amendments to several...
Family analysis: In the first instance decision in these proceedings, the wife successfully applied to set aside a financial remedy order made in...
This week's edition of the Family weekly highlights includes analyses of two Court of Appeal decisions considering reliance on the evidence of an...
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...
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
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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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