If you have a client who has attended a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM), the Mediator has indicated that the case is suitable for mediation, and your client and the other party have…
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If you have a client who you think would benefit from attending mediation you may refer them to a mediator, and the mediator will invite them to attend a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting…
Compulsory family mediation The big news is that the government is now consulting on whether family mediation should be made compulsory. Those seeking legal aid to fund a family law case (subject to some…
Our specialist Family solicitors have reviewed and answered some commonly asked questions relating to separation and divorce, to help you understand more about the process, financial issues, and property divisions that may arise over…
You can also listen to our podcast on your podcast platform of choice – find it here > As some of you may have noticed if you have been following us on social media,…
In this third and final instalment on my observations of Series 3 of the hit divorce drama, The Split, I take a look, at what the show got right – and maybe not quite!…
In her second article on the legal questions prompted by the recent TV series THE SPLIT Jayne Martins, a Partner in our family team, examines the obligations on a lawyer when she knows more…
In the first of a new series, Jayne Martins, Partner in our Family team, examines the legal plausibility of the successful BBC 1 TV Series THE SPLIT (and if you have not seen it,…
Bill and Melinda have announced they are to divorce after 27 years of marriage. They have confirmed that the marriage has ‘irretrievably broken down’.