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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
22 August 2013
Preparing for marriage: the views of a family lawyer
All relationships require give and take from both parties and can, in spite of good intentions, be hard work at times.
I recently attended a marriage preparation meeting with my fiancé, run by our vicar ahead of our summer wedding. It made for an interesting discussion, during which we were asked some rather probing questions including; how well we communicate; how we manage our finances; whether we want children; what common interests we hold; how much time we spend together and how we intend to manage our finances (particularly if we have children).
14 August 2013
Preparing for the best outcome in child relocation cases
Dealing with the relocation of children to another country in situations of family breakdown can be highly complex and challenging – and in most cases, there is no win-win situation for any party involved. The very recent High Court decision in the case of CB v CB [2013] EWHC 2092 shows this. This involved a dispute between an Australian-British dual citizen mother and a British father. Their son, aged 14, had stayed with his father in England after a Christmas visit. This followed a two year period where the mother had relocated to Australia with the child to live on a short-term basis, with the father's permission.
1 August 2013
Not yet happily ever after: legalisation of gay marriage is just the beginning
Finally. The dates are being set, the venues are being booked and the wedmin spread sheets are up and running. The law has caught up. Gay marriage is now legal in England and Wales and no doubt the first same sex wedding plans are underway.
12 July 2013
Playing catch up – legal issues arising from the go-ahead for mitochondrial transfers?
On 28 June 2013, the UK Government announced that it has given the go ahead to a technique called “mitochondrial transfer”, which could not have been better timed - just ahead of the second International Family Law and Practice Conference 2013 “Parentage, Equality and Gender”.
9 July 2013
EU harmonisation of surrogacy law: a pipe dream?
Surrogacy hits the headlines again this week, not because of the Coronation Street story line, but following the report (commissioned by the European Parliament) on surrogacy across the EU Member States. My initial hope was that this comparative report would be the precursor to some form of harmonisation across Europe, but sadly, it seems that the lack of consensus between EU countries on the legality of surrogacy means we are a long way off a harmonisation of approach.
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