Couples involved in multi-million pound divorce settlements who have seen details of their private lives and wealth widely publicised as...

New definitive sentencing guideline for use in courts in England and Wales on health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food...

This is a really interesting article, which looks at a Swedish study about sharing the care of children.  Most of the evidence found that...

There are thoughts given in the online Law Society Gazette about using Skype or Face Time for meetings with elderly clients and those...

The matter of Re : Clarke was in the news some years ago and is back in the news today. This case involves Michael Clarke and his mother...

Whilst the headline is very eye catching, Lord Justice Laws has only granted permission for Carmen Mazo to take her loss-of-career point...

A review of NHS England's maternity provision, released today, has made wide ranging proposals to improve safety for mothers and babies,...

I read this article with interest, despite being based on the American legal system, as I have noticed a growth in demand for...

When I saw this headline, I was intrigued to see what Gwyneth could be advising her friends, and if, following her own divorce, she had...

Can you really put a price on love? Apparently so, a new study has revealed the true cost of maintaining wedded bliss.

The cost of...

On Thursday 18 February 2016, Yolande Wase, Senior Associate at Henmans Freeth, was interviewed about NHS never events by BBC Radio Oxford.

On the 18th January we posted a blog about this but we are now pleased to report that the Judge found Sheikh Walid Juffali’s defence that...

Whilst on the face of it, it is encouraging that the MoJ are now getting involved, however we do have to look at what the MoJ have...

Results of a 14 year study of 79 couples living in the USA has provided some insights into 4 usual predictors of divorce. When the...

There is often a common thread in relationship breakdown as this Relate study explains 

Any service which can help victims of domestic abuse is to be welcomed 

A case was decided yesterday showing the importance of making sure our affairs are in order be the time we die.

In a case reported...

This article represents only one example of the many members of the public who are injured as a result of local authorities failing to...

I was sad to see that my favourite "Dragon" from Dragon's Den has separated from his wife this weekend.

Being a multimillionaire, the...

Interesting statistics from a recent survey show that one in ten wish they had made a pre-nup.

If you're getting married and are thinking...

A further case has been reported where a coroner has found that medical staff  missed symptoms of sepsis in a baby, which, if picked up,...

This is an interesting article where bloggers share some of the emotions they've had when going through a divorce, some are completely...

The closure of a number of family courts in the country will inevitably lead to people feeling that they do not have sufficient access to...

The government has confirmed another round of court closures as a cost-cutting measure. It includes a number of courts which deal with...

As I am sure you all know - this just isn't possible !!

A divorce process takes 3-4 months and that is if everything runs smoothly. First...

Today APIL (Association for Personal Injury Lawyers) have released proposals for reforming the way in which the NHS deals with claims...

Despite replacing the fated CSA, its replacement (The Child Maintenance Service) appears to be struggling to deal with the significant...

Family judge, Sir Paul Coleridge has stated that couples who divorce are likely to regret it five years later, and he has warned couples...

Well there's a surprise!!  The Government is confirming what all we family lawyers said years ago when disposing of family legal aid was...

This is an interesting case on the issue of habitual residence and jurisdiction is what will become more and more common cases in my...

This is a useful and informative leaflet on pension sharing of additional pension and, post April 2016, protected pension payments

No  matter how much information you share with the public about the government and our liberties disappearing, most won't care until it's...

Pre marital agreements in India may not be legally tenable but, increasingly, families are going for these contracts which state the...

Andrew McLeod-Baikie’s wife Susan called police when she saw pictures of him getting married to another woman.

We have posted blogs before...

A recent inquest into the death of a woman who was undergoing heart surgery has found that there were gross failings in providing blood...

Whilst I can see the point to an extent of the challenge, if heterosexual couples live together and wish to make provision for each...

A couple who brought a legal challenge against the bar on heterosexual couples entering into civil partnerships, rather than getting...