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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
11 June 2021
Convergent Divergence: When bankruptcy and the family courts collide
What often happens when the insolvency courts and family courts collide; the potential effect a bankruptcy order of one spouse can have on a financial order made in favour of the non-bankrupt spouse and the different tests of each court.
5 May 2021
The treatment of Personal Injury damages in divorce proceedings; the risks, and the measures that every practitioner should consider
Marriage can be difficult at the best of times; life changing injuries and the stress of an accident or clinical error can certainly increase the chances of marital breakdown.
14 April 2021
Breakdown of Trust
Partner, Sital Fontenelle and senior associate, Stacey Nevin from our family and divorce team, explore the status of trusts during the divorce process in England and Wales.
13 April 2021
The importance of seeking support from your employer when going through a divorce
The breakdown of a relationship is a challenging and stressful time, even when you and your partner are on relatively good terms.
There are a number of support services we recommend to help manage the strain which comes with relationship breakdown and the significant changes to your and your children’s circumstances. People often go first to friends and family and then perhaps to a lawyer, counsellor or financial advisor. Many people do not feel comfortable talking to their employer about their circumstances and in this blog, we explore how it can be important from both a personal as well as family law and employment law perspectives.
6 April 2021
Compensated surrogacy legalised in New York state
15 February saw the introduction of a new law in New York state which legalises compensated gestational surrogacy arrangements. The Child Parent Security Act (the “Act”) brings in to force a range of provisions which formalise and regulate Surrogacy agreements.
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