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CA Questionnaire

2007-03-29T18:24:01Z

The document required by the central authority of the government of the United Kingdom in order to give authority for proceedings to be brought when a child has been abducted to this country from another country which is a signatory to the Hague convention. Please complete this and send it to us, preferably by fax and signed on pages 7 and 8. Please contact us if you need any help in completing it.

The Cohabiting Family in 2011: English law post Jones v Kernott

2011-11-16T13:43:01Z

The decision of the Supreme Court on 9 November 2011 in the case of Jones v Kernot has drawn attention yet again to the state of English law for those who cohabit instead of entering into marriage or civil partnership. It remains a precarious form of relationship because of the relatively high (and early) rate of breakdown in contrast to marriage, and because of the very unsatisfactory outcomes in law on the conclusion of a cohabitation relationship.

Tax Guide 2011/2012

2011-04-26T15:50:00Z

For families and couples including on separation and divorce

Shared parenting

2011-02-15T16:28:00Z

At a meeting this evening in the Houses of Parliament organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group on family law reform, there was a discussion of shared parenthood and the significant involvement of both parents in the lives of children after parental separation. David Hodson was one of the four speakers. He covered the development of a shared residence orders. His speech is attached

Plugging the hole of nondisclosure

2011-02-10T16:27:00Z

David Hodson writes a weekly opinion piece on international aspects for Jordans electronic newsletter circulated to thousands of family lawyers in England and abroad. This week he has drawn attention to the provision in the Dutch Civil Code which would give a significant disincentive to anyone attempting to hide assets. The opinion piece is attached

Practical aspects of marital agreements with an international element

2011-02-07T16:26:00Z

A symposium on international aspects of marital agreements was held this evening, organised by the London Metropolitan University’s Centre for Family Law and Practice in conjunction with 7 Bedford Row. The chair was Baroness Hale. Speakers and members of the panel included Mr Justice Mostyn, Jacky Julyan (also of the South African bar) and Maria Scotland of 7BR Chambers and representatives of the US firm, Miles and Stockbridge, along with David Hodson. He gave a paper on the practical aspects of marital agreements with an international dimension and spoke on how solicitors should deal with these cases and especially the very real problems when recommending a party not to sign. His paper is attached

The Four Jurisdictions Conference, Edinburgh, January 2011

2011-01-29T16:25:00Z

Ann Thomas and David Hodson attended the annual Four Jurisdictions conference, held this year in Edinburgh. It combines the jurisdictions of England with Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. There were presentations on marital agreements, self-help measures and relocation. David Hodson’s report of the conference is attached

UK Internal child relocation

2011-01-11T16:24:00Z

David Hodson writes a weekly opinion piece on international aspects for Jordans electronic newsletter circulated to thousands of family lawyers in England and abroad. This week he looks at an internal UK relocation case, albeit between England and the far north of Scotland, and contrasts the different law on internal relocation and external relocation with the irony that it is often closer and quicker to travel to mainland Europe than the further extremities of the United Kingdom. The opinion piece is attached

EU Enhanced Co-operation Regulation on divorce

2010-12-20T16:22:00Z

On Monday, 20 December, 2010, as family lawyers across Europe were looking forward to the last working week of the year, the EU Council passed a Regulation (1259/2010) about which country’s laws should be applied on divorce and legal separation, the so-called applicable law regimes. The United Kingdom is specifically not a party. It is the historic first “enhanced cooperation” in the European Union. The EU allowed 14 member states to go it alone, without needing and having the support of all EU member states. It creates harmonised rules for determining on the divorce of an international couple which country’s laws would be applied, rather than necessarily the local law of the country where the divorce occurs. It is a very important legislative measure for international families in those 14 countries, for those in the remaining EU countries where international families have a connection with the 14 countries and for all worldwide family lawyers having any EU connections in their cases

David Hodson has written a summary of the content of the Regulation drawing attention to crucial elements for practitioners, clients and future policymakers

Practising in the future

2010-12-15T16:21:00Z

Hannah Budd, an assistant solicitor at iFLG contributes to the weekly opinion piece on international aspects for Jordans electronic newsletter circulated to thousands of family lawyers in England and abroad. This week as a younger member of the profession she has looked at practising as a lawyer in the future with the likely trends and changes in family law with the significant number of international families and international family law cases. Her opinion piece is attached

Family law in the clouds

2010-11-15T16:20:00Z

David Hodson writes a weekly opinion piece on international aspects for Jordans electronic newsletter circulated to thousands of family lawyers in England and abroad. This week he reports and reflects on a fascinating talk given by Andrew Davies, a leading Australian family lawyer based in Perth, on the subject of cloud technology and the impact on family law cases and family law practice. The opinion piece is attached

Warning of collaborative law scam

2010-11-08T16:18:00Z

David Hodson writes a weekly opinion piece on international aspects for Jordans electronic newsletter circulated to thousands of family lawyers in England and abroad. This week he draws the attention of worldwide family law practitioners to a recent outbreak of a scam in the guise of a request to family lawyers to give assistance to a potential client in the context of concluded collaborative law agreement. The opinion piece is attached

Seek help before you help yourself

2010-08-12T11:58:00Z

A commentary by iFLG on the major case of Imerman in July 2010 by the Court of Appeal stopping the opportunity for use in evidence of documents obtained by self help concerning the assets of the other spouse.

Consent to marry in English Law

2010-07-10T12:10:00Z

A paper produced by David Hodson for the International Children conference held June 2010 at the Centre of Family Law and Practice, London Metropolitan University.

Will I be left penniless on my divorce?

2010-07-01T09:28:00Z

A question I am asked on a regular basis is “I am divorcing, how will our assets be divided?” This month’s article looks at what factors are taken into account when a divorcing couple has to separate their financial assets and also considers what the split will be and how that split is calculated.