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How far will the Supreme Court go as it tackles Owens v Owens, asks Simon Blain

Camilla Fusco hopes the mist clears soon surrounding the fate of family law in post-Brexit Britain

Demands for no-fault divorce increase ahead of Owens v Owens

Laura Hughes & Rebecca Dziobon provide an overview on the scope & nature of non-matrimonial property

Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown discuss a range of child relocation options

Reform is a constant feature of the family justice system—Geraldine Morris questions whether the underlying issues are being addressed

Divorce law in England and Wales encourages dishonesty and conflict, and is out of step with the law in Scotland and most countries in Europe and North America.

Kate Molan discusses how best to address implacable hostility & the increase in parental alienation

Joy-Morancho v Joy [2017] EWHC 2086 (Fam), [2017] All ER (D) 54 (Aug)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Megan Bradbury

Clarke Willmott—Megan Bradbury

Corporate team welcomes paralegal in Southampton

Howard Kennedy—Paul Moran

Howard Kennedy—Paul Moran

London firm strengthens real estate team with partner appointment

Cripps—Radius Law

Cripps—Radius Law

Commercial and technology practice boosted by team hire

NEWS
Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour
Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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