This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, which came into effect on 5 December 2005. The first civil partnership registration took place that
Our legal system is built on formal procedures, specialised knowledge and a hefty amount of jargon. In this landscape, self-representation is not an easy path, but one which
Judgment in Isabel Dos Santos v Unitel [2024] EWCA Civ 1109, handed down on 30 September, represents a welcome clarification of the law in relation to freezing injunctions.
On 25 October Jamie Rafferty, a solicitor employed by a City firm, was fined £2,500 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal following a conviction for failing to provide a
The Law Commission’s scoping paper on financial remedies in divorce and civil partnership dissolution, published on 18 December 2024, marks a significant step towards modernising the current legal
Do you feel like there are a bewildering number of podcasts out there now? Podcast recommendations have replaced books in conversation, and it seems everyone either has, or
On 20 November 2024, the Supreme Court delivered judgment in the case of Kireeva v Bedzhamov [2024] UKSC 39. The case considered what effect, if any, the immovables
In a rare and significant family law ruling, the courts have granted an application to terminate parental responsibility (PR), an outcome widely considered to be ‘once in a