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New Divorce Laws in Cyprus

The concept of ‘no fault divorce’ was finally introduced in England and Wales on 6th April 2022. The law now provides that the only ground for divorce/dissolution is irretrievable breakdown. It has removed the ‘blame game’  for couples seeking a divorce. Change in the law is also on the cards

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English Family Law from a Polish perspective

Dealing with international clients who, by extension, might have a different perception of how the legal system works, having been raised and lived in another country, can be quite a challenge. Sometimes those perceptions might be right, but more often than not, they need to be explored, explained, understood and

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Reflections on my recent trip to Australia

I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of weeks in Australia last month with David Hodson visiting some of our family lawyer friends in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth along with Singapore. Within our practice we work on many Anglo/Australian cases, so I already had a good understanding of

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The Scandal of Costs in Financial Remedy Proceedings in English Family Law

Executive summary Over the past few years and increasing in intensity, High Court and Court of Appeal judges have strongly condemned very high and/or disproportionate legal costs in financial remedy claims. This is troubling and not good for the reputation of English family law and family lawyers including with their

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Family law using Crypto Service?

Executive summary England and Wales as a jurisdiction has been at the cutting-edge of using technology for the benefit of the justice system.  The High Court in civil proceedings has just allowed service of proceedings via a non-fungible token (NFT).  When and in what circumstances might that be appropriate in

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Will the advent of Brussels IIa Recast herald a new dawn?

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, and on international child abduction (recast) (otherwise known as ‘Brussels IIa Recast’) came into operation in the EU on 1 August 2022 Brussels IIa Recast,

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