The Rights of Cohabiting Couples

Duncan Lomax, a Solicitor in the Family team, looks at one of the focusses of this year’s Resolution Awareness Week: cohabitation.

Hannah Sims, an Associate in our Family team, looks at one of the alternatives to Court for resolving disputes

Senior Associate, Madeleine Young gives a snapshot view of the Court’s approach to conduct in financial remedy proceedings on divorce by the way the other party has behaved within their relationship.

Tesco, ASDA and NatWest are among the organisations reported as supporting the Positive Parenting Alliance’s new initiative, which encourages employers to take a more employee-friendly approach to divorce and separation.

On 25th January 2023, Mr Justice Poole made the first Transparency Order under a reporting pilot that will be conducted in Family Courts in Leeds, Cardiff and Carlisle. Duncan Lomax considers the implications of the Pilot, together with the recent decisions of Mostyn J.

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 will shortly come into force, raising the minimum age for marriage to 18 without exception.

Solicitor, Duncan Lomax looks at the funding options that may be available during matrimonial proceedings in the context of the recent decision in YC v ZC.

Madeleine Young takes a look at the issues that can arise when separating couples do not agree whether loans from family or friends should be repaid in light of recent guidance from the court

Recent figures published by the Ministry of Justice show that 33,566 divorce applications were made between April and June 2022, a spike of 22% from the same period last year.