We all look to the law for certainty and clear guidance. However, the onset of Brexit means that we have an ill-defined path as to how the UK’s domestic laws will operate in the areas where EU law currently exists and dominates. As a family...
Read more...Most of us are familiar with Mediation as an alternative to Court proceedings now. Hot on the tails of Mediation is Collaborative law, which has floated across the Atlantic Ocean, on a wave of conciliation and understanding. The...
Read more...I’m a proud member of Resolution, a community of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way. Resolution membership is about the approach I take to my work. This...
Read more...As a family lawyer who has been trained as a Collaborative practitioner also, the notion of a divorce option which enables people to formally start their separate lives, without the pre-requisite of blaming the other party, is nothing less than...
Read more...We are proud to be backing a national campaign that calls for people to be able to divorce without blame. Good Divorce Week, which runs from 28th November, will urge the Government to rethink current divorce procedures which can...
Read more...Thursday 30 June 2016 saw the inaugural networking event of the Bennett Griffin family team which took place at the Rocking Horse cocktail bar in Worthing. The guest list was made up of other professionals from West Sussex whom the family team...
Read more...Valentines’ Day has been and gone for another year and some of us may be rather relieved. One such person might be Naiyana Garth, the very recently former long-term partner of actor Idris Elba. If the rumour mill is to be believed, the...
Read more...Court Update The Bury St Edmunds divorce centre is launching an ‘on demand information bulletin’ on the 16th November 2015. The bulletin will provide general information to assist practitioners so as to enable them to assess when work sent...
Read more...A litigant in person is someone who represents himself or herself in Court proceedings. The legal system is one that is designed for lawyers and so in the majority of cases, it will be an unfamiliar environment for the litigant in person who may...
Read more...Changes to the Divorce process following the Family Justice Review are continuing to be rolled out across England and Wales. The single Family Court that was created following the Family Justice review does not have the geographical boundaries of...
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