Following the recent announcement that all children aged 5 to 11 in England will be offered a Covid vaccine from April, Keith Doherty, a senior lawyer in our family team, considers the legal position when there is a dispute between the parents over...

Can the economic havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic justify the re-drawing of final financial orders made following a divorce? The High Court has ruled in a guideline case that the answer to that question is 'probably not'. The case concerned...

With ongoing COVID restrictions in place, January 2022 is unlikely to be the fresh start many wanted. The month of January historically has been an extremely busy one for family lawyers, with many couples making the decision to part ways shortly after the...

Two months since divorce went fully digital, Sandy Hills , a solicitor in our Family department, reflects on the recent transition period and looks to the future of divorce applications along with the benefits of the MyHMCTS platform. In January 2020...

As trains start to fill up, roads become busier and offices return to pre-pandemic capacity, family lawyers are reflecting on the impact of the pandemic. COVID not only brought a threat to Britain’s health, but also to their relationships. Lockdowns...

This could be our final article on managing employees and workplaces through the pandemic but at the time of writing there are still a few days to go so we’ll see.    If we learned anything since March 2020,  it is that things can...

With the COVID-19 vaccine being quickly rolled out across the UK, there are concerns among some about the long-term impact and side effects of the vaccine. As a result, some are reluctant to get the vaccine themselves or let their children be vaccinated. The...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, many couples who previously did not live together, made the decision to cohabit during the periods of lockdown. If the periods of living together have been successful, many may now be considering making these arrangements more...

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic it has become even more popular to seek resolution of financial issues arising from divorce via private arbitration rather than formal court proceedings – but to what extent are arbitration awards binding and enforceable?...

For many parents, the issue of spending time with children at Christmas can be tense. Both parents want to spend Christmas day with their loved ones and their children, but this becomes complicated when they do not live in the same town or city or if they...