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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
The festive season is a time for joy, connection, and celebration. Yet for employers, it also brings heightened risks. Work social events, whether Christmas parties, drinks after work, or team dinners, are legally considered an extension of the workplace. That means employers can be held liable for misconduct that occurs at these gatherings, even when no harm was intended.
For many, the subject of pensions is one that is barely thought about until absolutely necessary. The same is certainly true in the context of divorce proceedings. Unless retirement is imminent, asking clients to think about pensions is a difficult concept for them to grasp. This is particularly true of clients who would be classed as the financially weaker party who may not have ever, or at least not for a long time, contributed to any form of private pension. Self-employed individuals can also find themselves in this same predicament.
Francophone couples living in England or those who own assets here may be surprised at the differences between a standard English prenuptial agreement and the ‘contrats de mariage’ which are so common across continental Europe.
Family relationships involving international couples can be complex and the need for cross-border planning and an understanding of other jurisdictions is critical for family lawyers working in London. Claire Wood helps clients to understand some of the differences in approach across the channel.
I am regularly asked to advise French and international couples on the protective agreements available to them before they marry. They are often surprised to learn that it isn’t possible to draft a global prenuptial agreement which would be enforceable throughout the world, wherever the couple move to in the future.
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