13 February 2013
From Paris with love – the growing influence of continental matrimonial property regimes
Last week saw the launch of Part 1 of the Family Team’s Peer to Peer Expert Series, with events focused on the international family. The inaugural lecture discussed the growing influence of continental matrimonial property regimes. William Healing, introduced the topic reviewing the state of English law and was followed by Isabelle Rein-Lescastereyes from BWG Associés in Paris who explained the purpose of French matrimonial property regimes.
27 July 2012
International child relocation: a new approach
Last summer, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, in MK v CK, signalled a dramatic shift in the approach to international child relocation cases. In cases with care significantly shared between two parents, the courts will now often refuse permission to relocate a child abroad.