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- The court injuncted the husband from paying any further money to his solicitors unless he paid an equal amount (i.e. pound for pound) to the wife's solicitors. Judgment, 19/09/2018, free
- Appeal against an order requiring the husband to pay the wife £2,500 per month by way of interim periodical payments until further order and to pay directly to her solicitors, £3,000 per month by way of a legal fees allowance order. Appeal dismissed. Judgment, 18/05/2018, free
- In brief: A fact-finding hearing involving two parties who were not legally represented (neither could afford lawyers and both were ineligible for legal aid). The judge made a number of telling observations about the implications of the lack of legal aid for litigants in terms of preparation, process and outcome. Judgment, 15/05/2018, free
- Application by the mother for the father to fund her legal costs in the pursuit of her Schedule 1 Children Act 1989 case. Judgment, 21/07/2016, free
- Figures set out in 'ground breaking research' by the Legal Standards Board News, 05/04/2016, free
Latest know-how
- Standard family order as approved by the President 30 November 2017 Order, 29/11/2017, free
- For use when seeking help for a parent without litigation capacity Practice note, 17/10/2016, free
- In a tweet: Legal costs funding order may be made for costs already incurred Case note, 21/09/2016, members only
- Cross-examination of child by judge where the father, against whom allegations had been made, was not represented or eligible for legal aid. Case note, 17/06/2015, members only
- Application for cost allowance to fund Schedule 1 Children Act litigation where the child was conceived through AI to lesbian parents but where the respondent biological father also had parental responsibility. Case note, 21/04/2015, members only
Latest training
- Following on from our Introduction to Unbundling, broadcast on 2 February 2017, this webinar looks at how to make sure that unbundling works for your firm. Webcast, 03/04/2017, members only
- 6 questions on the webinar which was recorded on 14 January 2015 CPD course, 21/01/2015, members only
- Webinar recorded on 15 January 2015. Dafydd Griffiths of 29 Bedford Row reviews the private children law cases of 2014 and picks out some themes to look out for in 2015. Webcast, 15/01/2015, members only
- CPD questions to accompany the webinar broadcast on 5 June 2013 CPD course, 14/06/2013, members only
- Webinar recorded on 5 June 2013 covering the new costs regimes and its impact for family cases, an update on case funding and direct access and news of the single family court. Webcast, 07/06/2013, members only
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