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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
17 December 2015
Recent international surrogacy case addresses immigration issues and challenges in bringing children home
In this blog, family and immigration law specialists Connie Atkinson and Katie Newbury reflect on the recent judgment in a surrogacy case, Re Z (Foreign Surrogacy: Allocation of Work: Guidance on Parental Order Reports), which is likely to impact future surrogacy cases involving immigration issues and cases where children are unable to return to England immediately following their birth. The case also highlights the importance of seeking advice early in cases where parents have a child abroad following an international surrogacy arrangement.
9 December 2015
A tale of two cities – the differences in financial disclosure in divorce cases whether filing in London or Paris
The recent divorce cases of Sharland and Gohil, which were decided in the Supreme Court in London in October 2015, demonstrate the significant differences in financial disclosure powers between England and France.
26 November 2015
Divorce and separation – putting children first and how to support them
This week is Resolution’s Family Dispute Resolution Week and the focus is on “putting children first.” Resolution is a national organisation to which many family lawyers belong. Members of Resolution are committed to helping parties deal with their divorce and separation in a non-confrontational way.
As solicitors in the family team at Kingsley Napley, we experience first-hand on a daily basis the need for children to be placed at the centre of all decisions made following separation. Ensuring a child is put first is also well reflected in the law and the court’s first consideration is always given to the welfare of the child.
25 November 2015
Impact on UK immigration status when relationships break down
As covered in our earlier blog on how separation and divorce could affect your right to remain in the UK, the breakdown of a marriage for a couple with an international background can be particularly difficult if one party relies on the other’s immigration status to stay here.
6 November 2015
Contrats de mariage français versus prenuptial agreements anglais – Attention aux pièges
En tant que français expatrié et en instance de divorce, votre reflexe – tout à fait légitime – sera de vous fier au contenu de votre contrat de mariage français pour déterminer la façon dont vos biens seront répartis entre vous et votre conjoint a l’issue du divorce. Cet automatisme est pourtant à bannir par le couple lorsque celui-ci est installé à l’étranger et plus spécifiquement si celui-ci envisage de divorcer en Angleterre.
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- Financial Settlements
- International Adoption & Surrogacy
- International Family Law
- Mediation & Alternatives to Litigation
- Pre-nuptial & Post-nuptial Agreements
- Anglo French Family Law
- Legal Updates
- Reflections on The Split
- Child Relocation after Divorce or Separation