Legal Resources and News

Family arbitration is a method of resolving a dispute and an alternative to going to court where mediation and /or negotiations between parties, with or without their solicitors, have failed to result in an agreement. A separating couple can use this service perhaps where they have a dispute over finances or over the arrangements regarding the children, following the breakdown of their relationship.

In 2015 cohabiting couple families accounted for 17% of all families in the UK and the percentage of over 16’s who were married decreased to 50.6%. These figures may be explained by an increasing trend for couples to cohabit before marriage or to cohabit instead of marrying at all. It is therefore becoming increasingly important for cohabiting couples to consider their financial position carefully.

This week marks the start of Good Divorce Week 2016.  This is not the contradiction in terms that it may first seem, but is about sending a message that divorce doesn’t have to be full of conflict and that the role of lawyers can be to help families separate in a positive way. 

When entering into a pre-nuptial agreement there are a number of legal issues both parties must consider carefully. Which country they wish for the agreement to be interpreted in (the jurisdiction) and which country’s law should be applied to the agreement (governing law) are two such issues that are fundamental especially as a large proportion of the UK population will choose to live or work abroad at some point in their lives.

This October was a double anniversary for me: I celebrated my 13^th anniversary of coming to work at Neves, on my birthday.  

When I started my eldest had just started school and now she is in her last year of ‘A’ Levels.