Family

Articles

20 Sept 2012

Co-op cautious on expansion of family law service

No target for recruits and no date for launch outside London

18 Sept 2012

Complaints | Costs in matrimonial proceedings

Michelle Garlick and Deborah Sullivan 'explain how to avoid a complaint over 'fees being escalated to LeO

14 Sept 2012

Family business | Be wary of befriending clients

Getting involved with clients is not only unprofessional, it might put you in 'a difficult position when billing for your work, says Marilyn Stowe

12 Sept 2012

Law Commission proposes to end big divorce awards after short marriages

Property acquired before marriage or inherited after would no longer be shared

1 Sept 2012

Damage limitation: farm trust structures

Do farms held in trust structures protect against a divorce in the family? John Darnton considers RK v RK

16 Aug 2012

Nothing to hide: disclosure of assets on divorce

Honesty is the best policy in disclosure of assets on divorce, ?says Nigel Shepherd

10 Aug 2012

The developing scope of constructive 'common intention' trusts

The courts have been wary of allowing litigants in property disputes'to import the principles set out in Jones in respect of cohabitation but 'already there are signs that this approach may not be set in stone, '

9 Aug 2012

Heaven sent: Scottish cohabitation law

Cohabitation and death – the perfect bedfellows? Karen Stewart considers the position in Scotland