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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
5 April 2019
‘It takes a lot to persuade a judge to send someone to jail’ – an expert opinion on the Al Zawawi divorce
Talal Al Zawawi’s jail sentence is a rare example of the Family Division resorting to its punitive function and a private settlement of these very public differences is what is called for.
21 March 2019
Pensions, divorce and the impact of Brexit
As if there wasn’t enough to think about in advance of ‘Brexit day’, spouses with English pensions who are divorcing or have recently divorced abroad must take a moment to consider the potential impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on their ability to share such pensions.
1 February 2019
Using a formula for spousal maintenance - does it add up?
When it comes to determining spousal maintenance - should we have a system which delivers an outcome that is certain or one which is discretionary? This was the topic of a lively debate hosted by the Kingsley Napley family team with a panel of speakers that included esteemed family law judges and QCs. Context was provided by Baroness Deech’s Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill which, at the time of the debate was at committee stage in the House of Lords (it is now at 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons).
29 January 2019
Dubai: The enforcement of orders made in family proceedings and the role of Interpol
Last year, a report from Dubai spoke of the attempts by a mother to recover her daughter, apparently kidnapped by the child’s father and taken to Russia. The mother had been awarded custody in the Personal Status Court (PSC) of Dubai in circumstances where an extradition request had been made against her by the Russian authorities.
21 January 2019
Brexit and the race to divorce courts
As 29 March 2019 approaches and the prospect of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit looms, an increasing number of European clients living in England are asking if they should issue divorce proceedings in England now to try and secure the English jurisdiction before Brexit. We have seen this trend since the Referendum on 23 June 2016.
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