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Key takeaways from the Home Secretary’s Statement on Asylum Reforms: 30-months permission to stay for new claims and transitional arrangements for pending cases
Oliver Oldman
14 March 2013
Dignified divorce - reforming the blame game
It is rare for there to be contested divorces. It involves the distressing situation in which one party argues that the marriage can be saved in spite of the other party’s assertion that it has broken down irretrievably. In a recent case, a husband tried to prevent a divorce after his wife based the petition on an argument about her map reading skills whilst on a wine tasting holiday in Burgundy (presumably amongst other things). He claimed that his wife had not provided the judge with anything that proved the marriage had irretrievably broken down. However, the court refused the husband permission to appeal and allowed the divorce to proceed.
27 February 2013
The Children and Families Bill - from a young person's perspective
This week, the Department of Education published a Young Person’s Guide to the Children and Families Bill (which had its second reading in Parliament on 25th February) written specifically for a younger audience. The guide, according to the Department’s website, is designed to provide young people with a “good summary” of the proposed changes to the law and what it might mean for them. Lucy Thomas, Senior Associate in Family, takes a look at the guide.
25 February 2013
The Children and Families Bill - a presumption of shared parenting?
Today, 25 February, the new Children and Families Bill has its second reading in Parliament.
Among a number of changes, the new Bill will provide statutory recognition that it's in the child's interests for both parents to remain involved in the child's life. As the wording of the proposed statute states ‘ the involvement of [each] parent in the life of the child concerned will further the child’s welfare’ (unless the children will be at risk of harm).
13 February 2013
From Paris with love – the growing influence of continental matrimonial property regimes
Last week saw the launch of Part 1 of the Family Team’s Peer to Peer Expert Series, with events focused on the international family. The inaugural lecture discussed the growing influence of continental matrimonial property regimes. William Healing, introduced the topic reviewing the state of English law and was followed by Isabelle Rein-Lescastereyes from BWG Associés in Paris who explained the purpose of French matrimonial property regimes.
12 February 2013
Could a modern redefinition of marriage be the key to divorce reform?
Marriage has been at the top of the news agenda these past few weeks. Are the headlines surrounding the House of Commons vote on gay marriage and the report from the Marriage Foundation – What is the Divorce Rate? making us look at what marriage now means?
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