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- Bill will be introduced in the next session of Parliament News, 08/02/2019, free
- Up 7 weeks on same quarter last year News, 13/12/2018, free
- Corrects an error relating to powers of arrest. News, 12/12/2018, free
- In this contested divorce a decree nisi was granted to the wife after the judge found that the husband had been committing adultery for 25 years and the wife had only found out about it in 2017. Judgment, 28/11/2018, free
- Wife's application under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 following an Egyptian divorce. The wife failed to establish that the documents giving rise to the wider family's beneficial interests in three London properties were forgeries or sham transactions manufactured by the husband for the purposes of this litigation, but the court did make an order allowing her to live rent free in one of the properties until the child turned 18. Judgment, 21/11/2018, free
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- The Romanian court sought a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice about interpreting Article 15 where two member states have jurisdiction, one under Article 8, the other under Article 12 Case note, 17/12/2018, members only
- In a tweet: s.11 MCA 1973 could be interpreted sufficiently flexibly so as to find that an Islamic faith ceremony created a void rather than a non-marriage Case note, 26/10/2018, members only
- In a tweet: Successful appeal against a refusal to set aside an order requiring her children to be returned to England Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
- In a tweet: H’s FR application (brought 24 years after divorce) was dismissed Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
- In a tweet: W's appeal dismissed. No new interpretation of s.1(2)(b). Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
Latest training
- Recording of webinar first broadcast 25th July 2018 featuring James Turner QC, Professor Liz Trinder, Simon from Resolution National Committee and Nicola Rowlings. Webcast, 26/07/2018, members only
- 10 questions on the various cases summarised in the July 2017 Family Law Hub Digest CPD course, 25/08/2017, members only
- 10 questions relating to Clive Weir's talk on pensions on divorce which was first recorded in September 2016 CPD course, 08/11/2016, members only
- Audio recording of webinar first broadcast live 26 April 2016 Webcast, 29/04/2016, free
- Mena Ruparel and Nicola Rowlings discuss implementation of centralised divorce processing and what it means for your applications now. Webcast, 22/07/2015, free
Latest sources
- In force 8th August 2018 Practice direction, 27/07/2018, free
- Form (external), 05/04/2017, free
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FGM003 - Application to vary, extend or discharge a Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Protection OrderForm (external), 05/04/2017, free
- Form (external), 05/04/2017, free
- Form (external), 05/04/2017, free
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