Family

Articles

5 Apr 2016

Brexit is not in the interest of the family lawyer

Since 2001, when Brussels I regulation arrived on our shores as the first attempt to synchronise laws between EU countries, family lawyers have tended to greet each new EU convention with some hesitation and suspicion.

1 Apr 2016

First4Lawyers launches new 50/50 divorce service

Just split everything right down the middle, says marketing guru

30 Mar 2016

Dealing with dementia

Dementia has now overtaken cancer as the UK's most feared illness for those aged 55 and over1. The total number of people with dementia in the UK is forecast to increase 38 per cent by 20372. So what will this mean for advisers who provide advice to

22 Mar 2016

LAA urged to delay compulsory CCMS use

Failing government IT project risks further restricting access to justice, says Resolution

21 Mar 2016

Playing for keeps

The court is unlikely to give something back to a benefactor that was given in the spirit of a gift, regardless of how much it cost

21 Mar 2016

A triangular inheritance

Leaving divorce paperwork unattended to doesn't get rid of it, it simply delays it to the disadvantage of a future partner or cohabitant

21 Mar 2016

Solid foundations?

Foundations are non-existent in the England and Wales legal toolbox - we generally use trusts to achieve the same effects. So what happens when beneficiaries dispute over a foundation, using a legal system ill-equipped to deal it?

16 Mar 2016

Against the sands of time

Withstanding the effects of time requires a well-constructed succession plan that is periodically reviewed, advises Suzannah Farnell