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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
17 February 2025
The emotional impact of prenuptial agreements
Pre-nuptial agreements can inevitably protect one party more than the other. Where does this leave love, romance, and the wedding? If not handled correctly, negotiating a pre-nup can have a huge impact on the relationship and wedding preparations.
14 February 2025
Addiction and divorce: challenges for the client and the adviser
As family lawyers, we are used to meeting our clients at a time when they are at their most vulnerable. This is intensified when addiction is present within a family. Divorce or separation places an added burden upon everyone involved and those individuals are likely to have experienced or still be experiencing the destruction that addiction can cause, some of it obvious and some of it less so.
Being alive to the particular challenges which may present themselves in a divorce involving addiction is essential but this should be balanced with an understanding that the issues are likely to be different for each client and for each family.
13 February 2025
Cross Practice Insights Part 2: Disputes About Parentage in Family and Succession Cases
Emotions can run high in legal disputes, particularly in cases involving succession and inheritance, as well as in a family context. In this blog we explore what happens when allegations are made about parentage (more often than not, paternity) and what can be done about it.
6 February 2025
Why prenups are taken more seriously
It is now 15 years since the UK Supreme Court gave its judgment in Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 on the use and effect of prenuptial (premarital) contracts.
6 February 2025
Filing for a "Eurostar" divorce - Paris or London?
London has long been a popular city for French expats, and despite the reported drop post- Brexit, is still home to a reported 100,000 French nationals many of whom applied for settled status. There are 9 bilingual French schools in London and with the Eurotunnel celebrating 30 years of operation, London remains an attractive residence for French professionals.
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