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International Children Conventions under review – Conclusions from the March 2024 Hague Conference on Private International Law

With nearly 100 member states across the world, the Hague Conference is perhaps the most established and well-known organisation working in the area of private international law. It is this organisation that administers two particular conventions in relation to international children law, namely: The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil

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Family Law and the Spring Budget 2024

In his budget on 6 March, the Chancellor pledged funding for non-court dispute resolution (NCDR).  The investment for family courts is to amount to £55million to ‘offer online targeted guidance and earlier legal advice, shortened waiting times and supporting families thought non-court dispute resolution’. It is not yet known how

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Why is time often of the essence when it comes to Adoption?

Adoption is the legal process by which an individual or a couple become the parents of a child.  It has been a legal concept in England and Wales since the implementation of the 1926 Adoption Act although adoption can be traced right back to Roman times when male children were

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Greece Legalises Marriage for Same-sex Couples

Friday 16 February 2024 was a symbolic day in Greece. A landmark bill was passed by the Hellenic Parliament legalising same-sex marriage. Greece is the first Orthodox Christian country in the world to do so. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted in favour of the

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Expat Divorce: The Good, Bad and Ugly – Podcast

Lawyer and Partner, Lucy Greenwood joins Founder and Managing Partner, Jo Palmer of The Trailing Spouse Co, in a podcast ‘Expat Divorce; the good, bad and ugly’ to discuss international family law rights arising from relationship breakdowns, be it planning for such an eventuality through pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreements, or

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The Potanin Litigation: A Look Ahead

On 31 January 2024 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Potanin and Potanina [1].  For a summary of the background to the proceedings and an overview of the judgment please click here. The key dates in the proceedings are as follows: 8 October 2018: The wife

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