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Family law in and out of court
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Gordon Exall
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Book Review: Andrew and the Marvellous Analytical Engine by Andrew Hogan: An intelligent book about artificial intelligence & lawyers
Readers may know my colleague Andrew Hogan as the author of the extremely useful “Costs Barrister” blog. Subscribers to LinkedIn may well follow his regular activities and photos of La…
https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/09/19/book-review-andrew-and-the-marvellous-analytical-engine-by-andrew-hogan-an-intelligent-book-about-artificial-intelligence/
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Financial Remedies Journal
about 2 months ago
'The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?' by
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& Professor Emma Hitchings. It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for... READ:
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The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?
It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court. The purpose of this…
https://financialremediesjournal.com/the-financial-remedies-court-a-new-horizon/
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Some thoughts from Professor Emma Hitchings and I on the possible future direction of the Financial Remedies Court.
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https://financialremediesjournal.com/tag/blog/
about 2 months ago
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Advicenow
3 months ago
Advicenow is delighted to announce the appointment of four new trustees to its board: Giles Crown, Alastair Cox, Rhys Taylor, and Chris White. They bring a wealth of experience and expertise that will be invaluable in guiding Advicenow's mission to help people deal with life’s legal problems.
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Financial Remedies Journal
7 months ago
DF v YB (No 2: Costs) [2025] EWFC 76 (B). Recorder Nicholas Allen KC. Costs following final hearing reported as DF v YB [2025] EWFC 46 (B). Summary by Katie Stephens at St Philip's Chambers.
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Financial Remedies Journal: DF v YB (No 2: Costs) [2025] EWFC 76 (B)
https://financialremediesjournal.com/content/df-v-yb-no-2-costs-2025-ewfc-76-b.ee9489732715432fb2451d9f8e942127.htm
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Advicenow
7 months ago
We're Advicenow! We equip individuals & communities to tackle legal problems with easy-to-use guides, self-help tools, education & training. We research what works & collaborate with others to increase access to justice. Follow us for clear, practical help with everyday legal issues.
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Gordon Exall
7 months ago
Seeking permission to appeal -"a trap for the unwary... "
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“A TRAP FOR THE UNWARY”: WHEN DOES TIME FOR APPEALING START TO RUN WHEN A JUDGMENT IS SENT OUT? CLARITY IS ESSENTIAL
The judgment of Mr Justice Hayden in F (A Minor) (Permission To Appeal) [2025] EWHC 638 (Fam) highlights a trap for those seeking permission to appeal. The time for appealing runs from the date t…
https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/03/18/a-trap-for-the-unwary-when-does-time-for-appealing-start-to-run-when-a-judgment-is-sent-out-clarity-is-essential/
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Spring 2025 FRJ now available online. Hard copies hitting desks tomorrow. Thanks to all who have given their time and expertise to make this another excellent edition.
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Financial Remedies Journal: Financial Remedies Journal – 2025 Issue 1 | Spring
https://financialremediesjournal.com/content/financial-remedies-journal-2025-issue-1-spring.572cb2d89a194830ad9832b9dddff5ad.htm
7 months ago
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John Oxley
7 months ago
An acquaintance at university was faced with the ignominy of her parent's divorce being one of the set cases for the family law paper.
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Helen Brander
7 months ago
Come and summarise cases for the FRJ - do good, learn yourself, share the knowledge and meet all these lovely, like-minded people.
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Financial Remedies Journal
7 months ago
Lovely evening hosted by HHJ Hess (chair of FRJ editorial board) as a thank you to our case summariser team. Pictured alongside HHJ Hess are
@rhystaylor32.bsky.social
(editor of journal) and
@pollyemorgan.bsky.social
(cases editor) and some of our team of c. 35 case summarisers.
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#fiveyearson
www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_com...
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A week is a long time in a pandemic
https://www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_comment/a-week-is-a-long-time-in-a-pandemic
8 months ago
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The Inner Temple
8 months ago
Join a fascinating talk hosted by The Inner Temple and Middle Temple History Societies, 'The Appeal Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury - The Court of Arches: Ancient and Modern' ⛪⚖️
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Legal Futures
8 months ago
Law firm’s partnership agreement was not varied, High Court rules
zurl.co/OHG1v
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Law firm's partnership agreement was not varied, High Court rules
Two former partners of a law firm did not vary their 50/50 partnership after it was set up so that one would be in sole control, the High Court has ruled.
https://zurl.co/OHG1v
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dag
8 months ago
Great piece of insightful, detailed reporting here by
@johnhyde.bsky.social
on the state of just one court building. A lot of what he says here can be said of many courts. A micro story making a macro point. Our local court system is in a state of collapse.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i...
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In depth: Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is falling apart
Leaky roof, missing tiles, inadequate security...the Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is not fit for purpose. The centre's decrepitude touches raw nerves in Westminster's relationship with Wale...
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/in-depth-cardiff-civil-and-family-justice-centre-is-falling-apart/5122440.article
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Legal Futures
8 months ago
Blog: Family mediator accreditation: can we simplify the process?
zurl.co/q32qC
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Family mediator accreditation: can we simplify the process?
For family mediation week in January, the Family Mediation Council suggested making a pledge. Mine was to the FMC itself: to make the accreditation process more straightforward.
https://zurl.co/q32qC
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Family Law News
8 months ago
www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...
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Court rejects divorcing husband's conflict claim against solicitors
The Family Court has rejected a divorcing husband’s claim that his wife’s solicitors are conflicted out of acting for her because of past work they did for the couple.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/court-rejects-divorcing-husbands-conflict-claim-against-solicitors
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Bang! 101 Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s
8 months ago
Our trailer is out there! Please follow... Please engage. And, on Monday 17th February, please listen to Episode 1 of Bang! 101 Songs about Nuclear War from the 1980s!
open.spotify.com/show/2qFtqPq...
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Bang!
Podcast · Dave Malbon and Pank Pathak · A podcast delving into 101 amazing songs from the 1980s that dealt with the threats posed by nuclear war.You'll hear us discuss the biggest hits of the decade (...
https://open.spotify.com/show/2qFtqPqHyYmr1KTYadgEOa?si=m2xVq6BUQlG47FT0ke4Sxw
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Bang! 101 Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s
8 months ago
The trailer for Bang! is on Apple Podcasts too...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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Bang!
Music Podcast · 1 Episodes · Updated fortnightly
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bang/id1796240665
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Delighted to be part of judging panel with Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Sarah Hoskinson for inaugural Financial Remedies Awards.
@classlegal.bsky.social
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8 months ago
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Hess, Taylor, Rainer and Galbraith on Pensions on Divorce (4th edition) now out!
classlegal.com/products/pen...
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Pensions on Divorce: A Practitioner's Handbook (4th Edition)
Pensions on Divorce: A Practitioner’s Handbook is written by a distinguished team of family law and actuarial experts. It explains in an accessible, practical style one of the most technical and pitfa...
https://classlegal.com/products/pensions-on-divorce-a-practioners-handbook-4th-edition
8 months ago
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Gordon Exall
9 months ago
www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/01/30/t...
Chaotic preparation led to an adjournment of a three day hearing.
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“THIS CASE …HAS COME BEFORE THIS COURT IN SUCH A DISORDERED AND CHAOTIC STATE THAT IT IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PROCEED IN A FAIR WAY
In T v T & Ors (Disregard for Procedural Rules, Adjournment) [2025] EWFC 14 (B) Recorder Chandler KC set out a large number of matters on which the applicant had failed to comply with the rule…
https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/01/30/this-case-has-come-before-this-court-in-such-a-disordered-and-chaotic-state-that-it-is-simply-impossible-to-proceed-in-a-fair-way/
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The Inner Temple
9 months ago
Members of the Wales and Chester Circuit! Come to Cardiff this February to dine and socialise with other members 🍽️ ⚖️ 🗓️ 28 February, 7pm 🎩 Dress code: Black tie 🏴 Cardiff Castle 🎟️Book by 11 February:
https://nrtm.pl/40zXdTV
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Alexander Chandler KC
9 months ago
James Turner KC (1952-2025): an obituary, of an extraordinary life well lived
financialremediesjournal.com/content/jame...
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Financial Remedies Journal: James Turner KC (1952–2025): An Obituary
https://financialremediesjournal.com/content/james-turner-kc-1952-ndash-2025-an-obituary.f28993cbc2dd4fd696e27a1574e40866.htm
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Family Law News
9 months ago
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/bar...
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Bar Chair calls for rollout of ‘problem-solving’ courts to tackle violence against women and girls
Barbara Mills KC made the call on a visit to the Cardiff Civil Justice Centre
https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/bar-chair-calls-for-rollout-of-problem-solving-courts-to-tackle-violence-against-women-and-girls.html
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Alexander Chandler KC
9 months ago
James Turner KC was a titan of the bar - a specialist in several fields, reported hundreds of times, even up to a couple of months of his untimely death (below). A great colleague in chambers. Terribly sad. The passing of a great man.
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Josh Spero
9 months ago
My first front-page story (rich people avoiding courts for divorce) in my new job!
on.ft.com/4hcfETS
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Inner Temple Library
10 months ago
Current Awareness - 'New Bar Council chair urges proactive coaching for all barristers' Source: Legal Futures
www.legalfutures.co.uk/compliance-a...
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New Bar Council chair urges proactive coaching for all barristers
Having a coach to support wellbeing should be part of everyday practice at the Bar like having an accountant and insurance, the new chair of the Bar said last night.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/compliance-and-regulation/new-bar-council-chair-urges-proactive-coaching-for-all-barristers
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Inner Temple Library
10 months ago
Current Awareness - 'New Bar Chair Barbara Mills KC highlights family law, wellbeing, inclusion, and resourcing for justice in inaugural address' Source: The Bar Council
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/new...
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New Bar Chair Barbara Mills KC highlights family law, wellbeing, inclusion, and resourcing for justice in inaugural address
Barbara Mills KC delivered her inaugural speech at Inner Temple Hall
https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/new-bar-chair-barbara-mills-kc-highlights-family-law-wellbeing-inclusion-and-resourcing-for-justice-in-inaugural-address.html
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'I can't get divorced as I can't get my pension valued'
Divorcing teachers say they are living in limbo waiting for the value of their pensions to be calculated.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn08nvpl50no
10 months ago
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Inner Temple Library
10 months ago
Congratulations to Barbara Mills KC, Inner Temple Bencher and new Chair of the Bar Council for 2025.
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Financial Remedies Journal
10 months ago
Join us on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at 5pm for a free webinar on 'Conduct in Financial Remedy Proceedings'. Register here:
https://buff.ly/4gSHLHG
#financialremedies
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John Hyde
10 months ago
6am, 2 January. The first Divorce Day press release of the New Year has landed.
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Susie Dent
10 months ago
Word of the day is most definitely ‘hurkle-durkling’ (19th-century Scots): to linger in bed long after it’s time to get up.
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Michael Lobel
10 months ago
Portrait of Jimmy Carter by Andy Warhol, 1976. RIP
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The Guardian
10 months ago
Consciously uncoupling: what drives the rates of animal divorce?
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Consciously uncoupling: what drives the rates of animal divorce?
Social monogamy has been observed in less than 10% of mammal species – and birds have been shown to be less faithful than previously believed In 2011, a shock celebrity break-up garnered headlines around the world – not the separation of Ashton Kutcher…
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/dec/30/consciously-uncoupling-what-drives-the-rates-of-animal-divorce?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Just finished The Wager for my book group. Highly recommend.
10 months ago
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Gordon Exall
10 months ago
Witness statement problems again. I am concentrating upon the dangers of electronic signatures ...
www.civillitigationbrief.com/2024/12/27/w...
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WITNESS STATEMENTS: REASONS TO BE WARY OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES (1)
In Waterrower (UK) Limited v Liking Ltd (t/a Topiom) [2024] EWHC 3049 (IPEC) Campbell Forsyth (sitting as a High Court Judge) observed that there were a number of issues with a witness statement se…
https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2024/12/27/witness-statements-reasons-to-be-wary-of-electronic-signatures-1/
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Divorce_History
10 months ago
In case you missed our latest blog, Finding the Words: Descriptions of Domestic Abuse in the Victorian Divorce Court, is written in collaboration with project partner
#WelshWomensAid
. You can read the blog on our website here:
tinyurl.com/4y85uy3t
#Divorce
#Christmas
#DomesticAbuse
#History
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The Guardian
10 months ago
After a breakup, can you ever be happy living alone? I moved countries to find out | Carolin Würfel
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After a breakup, can you ever be happy living alone? I moved countries to find out | Carolin Würfel
I left Berlin for a flat overlooking the Bosphorus – and after a decade with a partner, found even Christmas could be joyful Recently I found this note in my 2021 diary: “Moved into this apartment five days ago, waiting for loneliness to catch up, but it…
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/24/breakup-living-alone-partner-berlin?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Just watched Muppets Christmas Carol on DVD.
10 months ago
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Last minute Christmas gift for the family lawyer in your life…
classlegal.com/books/pensio...
10 months ago
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Divorce_History
10 months ago
In our latest blog, what happened when the literary agent who founded the company that represented
#AgathaChristie
, was brought before the Divorce Court to answer for his adulterous relationship with a married woman?
tinyurl.com/bp56jccx
#Adultery
#Divorce
#LegalHistory
#History
#Genealogy
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Legal Futures
10 months ago
Feature: From convenience to confidence: safeguarding clients in the age of online divorce
www.legalfutures.co.uk/features/fro...
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From convenience to confidence: safeguarding clients in the age of online divorce
Supporting clients who have opted to use an online divorce provider can be challenging for family lawyers, but they can offer valuable assistance to protect their clients’ interests. Educating clients...
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/features/from-convenience-to-confidence-safeguarding-clients-in-the-age-of-online-divorce
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My mother told me off for having scruffy shoes the other day. I’ve nursed my pair of Church’s for over twenty years. Last outing today old friends.
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Gordon Exall
10 months ago
An interesting judgment to read. Judge tells lawyers not to "fiddle faddle", don't take bad points and, to stop it happening in future, go to lunch together...
www.civillitigationbrief.com/2024/12/16/p...
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“PROFESSIONALISM DEMANDS THAT LAWYERS PICK THEIR BATTLES WISELY”: JUDGE GRANTS EXTENSION AND ORDERS THE LAWYERS TO GO TO LUNCH TOGETHER…
Coming to the end of the year, and with Christmas nearly upon us, all lawyers could benefit from reading the judgment of Chief U.S. District Judge David Proctor in McCullers v. Koch Foods of Ala.,…
https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2024/12/16/professionalism-demands-that-lawyers-pick-their-battles-wisely-judge-grants-extension-and-orders-the-lawyers-to-go-to-lunch-together/
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Fleur
10 months ago
Looking to connect with the legal community that came here from that other place…
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Peace and goodwill to all. With thanks to
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10 months ago
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James Ball
11 months ago
This one I can absolutely believe though
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