Posted in contract, divorce, stuff on March 13, 2008 | 7 Comments »
A reader of this blog has queried what the legal position is in relation to ‘custody’ of the dog when couples split. So before I pop out to walk my own special pooch here’s a few thoughts:
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At first it might sound stupid to be fighting over a dog like it is a child. Indeed, [...]
Posted in family, law, news, openness on October 16, 2007 | No Comments »
The Guardian reports that a newspaper is appealing a decision to allow the identity of a man convicted of child pornography offences to remain anonymous in order to protect his daughters from possible bullying. The Court of Appeal will consider this matter, unusually with a five Judge panel - no doubt because of the public interest in the [...]
Posted in family, law, legal myths, professional conduct on September 1, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Call me naive but I hadn’t appreciated just how many people hate lawyers. more specifically barristers. More specifically family barristers. I mean I knew we weren’t all that popular (not helped by stupid headlines about ‘fat cat legal aid lawyers’ etc). And I knew a lot of people (most of my friends included) are pretty clueless [...]
Posted in family, law on August 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
from oct 1 amendments to s16 of Children Act 1989 (re: Family Assistance Orders) come into force, and the court will be able to make a family assistance order for up to 12 months duration, and the old requirement that there must be exceptional circumstances for such an order to be made is repealed. This is [...]
Posted in contract, stuff on August 4, 2007 | No Comments »
I have just had the satisfaction of successfully taking advantage of an extended warranty in order to acquire a brand new TV. And a beautiful machine it is too.
I NEVER buy extended warranties. I don’t think they are value for money. More often than not the manufacturer’s warranty and your general consumer rights ought to be good [...]
Posted in articles, family, law, news, stuff on August 2, 2007 | No Comments »
Gonna be published in the Family Law Newsweek weekly email bulletin next Monday….Excellent resource. Talented writers etc etc…check it out.
PS North v North is a case about a wife who got a divorce settlement in 1981 and came back for more in 2004, having lost a sizeable portion of her settlement through her own life [...]
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