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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
24 August 2016
What happens to a divorce settlement if a spouse dies during or after divorce proceedings?
Going through a divorce can be both emotionally distressing and technically challenging at the best of times. However, in the event of one spouse dying during or shortly after divorce proceedings it can bring an added element of complication. Although this is thankfully a very rare occurrence, there are options to consider depending on the stage divorce proceedings have reached.
18 August 2016
The Child Arbitration Scheme – resolving family disputes about children outside of court
Until now the Family Law Arbitration scheme, launched in 2012, has been exclusively for disputes relating to finance and property. The scheme has now been extended to include disputes relating to children, offering parents an out of court alternative.
The experience of attending court can often contribute to an already stressful time for parents. The introduction of the Child Arbitration scheme provides parents with a tried and tested alternative to the court. But why should you choose Arbitration? And is it all good news?
12 August 2016
The case of Re Z: the pitfalls of informal surrogacy arrangements and the importance of transparency and trust
A recent case before the court provides a timely reminder of the pitfalls and difficulties which can arise as a result of informal surrogacy arrangements.
The case of Re Z [2016] EWFC 34 involved a baby boy (Z) born as a result of an informal surrogacy arrangement. The commissioning parents, a male same sex couple made contact with the eventual surrogate, X, via a Facebook forum. The commissioning parents and potential surrogate met only once and it was at this meeting that they presented X with a typed commercial surrogacy agreement they had found on the internet.
21 July 2016
Global and modern families not bound by borders – themes from the Culture, Dispute Resolution & the Modernised Family conference
I recently attended the conference “Culture, Dispute Resolution and the Modernised Family” organised by the International Centre for Family Law, Policy and Practice (‘the Centre’). The triennial conference was a truly international event, with 31 jurisdictions represented in total.
15 July 2016
Divorce en France ou en Angleterre : à qui la faute ?
Je dis souvent aux clients qui viennent me consulter en droit de la famille que nous avons beau être à seulement quelques dizaines de kilomètres de nos voisins français, dès qu’on aborde des questions de droit international privé de la famille, ce sont des années-lumière qui nous séparent. Le système anglais est souvent cité en exemple, les décisions judiciaires étant souvent généreuses sur le plan financier pour la partie faible. Dans d’autres domaines néanmoins, nous sommes nettement à la traîne.
Ce qui est frappant d’un système à l’autre, c’est l’écart qui peut exister entre le nombre de divorces, et les motifs du divorce. Dans les deux systèmes (en l’espèce l’Angleterre et le Pays de Galles par rapport à la France, à l’exclusion de l’Ecosse et de l’Irlande du Nord), à peu près le même nombre de gens divorcent chaque année.
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