By Paula Fox
Date: 24 Oct 2019
"The International Family Law Group were chosen as winners of 'Excellence in International Legal Services' for their truly international focus in an often challenging area of expertise. Their work on international child abduction impressed the judges, who appreciate it is a big responsibility of huge social consequence. Judges were also impressed by their leading voice in the discussion on the impact of Brexit on international family law" - The Law Society October 2019.
Date: 17 Oct 2019
The statistics produced annually by the ONS give a snapshot of the trends in relationships and families in the UK.
Date: 30 Aug 2019
From April 2018 it has been possible to commence divorce proceedings online. Would this mean more premature petitions, perhaps issued online after a marital argument and therefore not proceeding to a final divorce once the couple had made up? Are there different patterns of attitudes and behaviours with online divorces? More than 12 months on, some FOI statistics might seem initially to confirm this.
Date: 16 Aug 2019
A change in the law, coming into effect possibly later in 2019, will alter the procedure for obtaining a marriage certificate for weddings in the Anglican Church. In future, couples will only obtain a marriage document at the time of the wedding with the marriage certificate being provided subsequently by the local Superintendent Registrar.
Date: 08 Jul 2019
At the 17th Australian Family Lawyers' Conference in Fiji, David Hodson presented a paper, written with Michael Allum giving a global overview of the circumstances in which some countries will grant financial provision even though a divorce and financial order has already been made in another country. It asks whether the law should exist in other countries. Please click here for the full paper. ralian Family Lawyers' Conference in Fiji, David Hodson presented a paper, written with Michael Allum giving a global overview of the circumstances in which some countries will grant financial provision even though a divorce and financial order has already been made in another country. It asks whether the law should exist in other countries. Please click here for the full paper.
Date: 08 Jul 2019
As there can be dramatic financial and other differences for an international family in proceedings in one country or another, jurisdiction is fundamentally important. It is sometimes based on nationality. But some countries prevent citizens having nationality of more than one country. International family lawyers need to be aware of which countries allow or prohibit dual nationality. David Hodson updates his 2017 article on the countries which prevent dual nationality. Please click here for the full article.
Date: 07 Feb 2019
On 3 and 4 December 2018, the first International Forum on Online Courts was held in London. There were 300 delegates from about 30 different countries. It undertook an international review of what is happening in many countries around the world. It looked at technological issues, matters of access to justice, practicalities for lawyers and the judiciary, examples of innovations and lessons to be learned. It was co-organised by the Society for Computers and Law (SCL) and by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) which, in the UK, runs the court service.
Date: 03 Jan 2019
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 comes into force today (3 January 2019) enabling single people for the very first time to apply for parental orders.
