NewsPeople Family lawyers have seen a significant increase in the number of disputes over childcare arrangements for separated parents since the pandemic began, with Christmas set to be a touchpaper for increased family conflict. Sunday, 15th November 2020, 7:00 am There has been an increase in disputes over child access arrangements over lockdown. Law firm …
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When filing for divorce with your lawyer is imminent, it’s understandable that one would feel overwhelmed by the negative aspects of the entire process. How will I possibly get by living on my own again? How will this impact the kids? Am I doomed to be alone for the rest of my life? Some people …
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If someone asked me what the hardest part of divorce was at the beginning, right after my ex moved out, I would say it was the nights my kids were with their dad. I would go to bed and wake up in an eerily quiet house and I hated it so much. Coping with divorce …
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One phenomenon of the pandemic, even months into it, is the increase in relationship issues. Despite the mantra of trying to solve COVID-19 together, many couples are anything but together as they argue and scramble for the divorce papers. Why is this happening, and how can we prevent it? Divorce is never easy, yet many …
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Following an influx of coronavirus-related claims and virtual trials, as well as reinvigorated litigation funders, there is no doubt that Covid-19 is driving a new approach to dispute resolution. This emerging trend was put forward by Stewarts during a recent roundtable, with insight provided by three of the firm’s partners alongside general counsel from a …
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Home > News The Ministry of Justice has launched a review which will consider how the current approach to decisions on parental access made in the family courts is impacting child safety, in the next step forward for government’s wider plans to reform family courts and bring in greater protections for domestic abuse victims. This …
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Litigation and other options in IP dispute resolution When it comes to intellectual property (IP) dispute resolution, normally the general public thinks of court litigation. Various organizations will also publish a spectrum of typical litigation cases, relevant judgments and analyses each year to guide judicial practices, or for legal professionals to discuss and study. Admittedly, …
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In this article, Angela Milner (Senior Associate, Knowledge Development Lawyer) looks back at predictions made in April regarding the impact of Covid-19 on civil litigation. Angela assesses which of those predictions have materialised and discusses what we can expect to see in a post-Covid era. A. What we thought would happen In April we published an article …
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Janette Higginson torched her £400,000 family home to spite her husband of 27 years after they became embroiled in an acrimonious divorce (Picture: Cavendish Press) An embittered wife who torched her £400,000 family home to spite her husband during a divorce has been jailed for almost three years. Mum-of-three Janette Higginson, 57, rang police herself …
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