Insights

10 Jun 2021

Can My Child’s Other Parent Stop Us Moving Abroad?

One of the most challenging situations divorcing couples can face is where one parent wants to move abroad. For many reasons, one party to a divorce or separation may need to relocate, whether that be for work or to be closer to family. Regardless of the reasons, it is important to understand the legal consequences […]

8 Jun 2021

We Support Carers Awareness Week 8th – 14th June 2021

This is great opportunity to recognise those with caring responsibilities so that we can collectively ensure they can access support when required. It is also a chance to show we care for them and help empower them because often they are too busy juggling their caring role and either they do not have the time […]

7 Jun 2021

New Best Practice Guide For NHS Hospitals

A new guide was issued to help NHS hospital trusts improve patient safety by learning lessons from previous clinical negligence claims. Behind this is the cost to the NHS from claims and the collaboration between GIRFT (the Getting it right first time) programme and NHS Resolution resulting in this best practice, Learning from litigation claims. […]

1 Jun 2021

Financial Settlement Where Assets Are Located in Multiple Jurisdictions

Many couples have assets overseas, but the division of these assets can be difficult to navigate when it comes to divorce and financial settlement. Regardless of whether you have bought a holiday home in the sun, or both partners own businesses in their home country, such property will need to be dealt with as part […]

19 May 2021

Personal Injury Reforms 2021

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed on the 11th January 2021 that new changes to the Civil Liability Act 2018 are scheduled to come into effect from 31st May 2021. If you were involved in a road traffic accident in the last 3 years, which was not your fault, but you have not made a […]

19 May 2021

Covid-19 Vaccinations- Should it be compulsory?

I had the pleasure of listening to a talk given by Prof. Helen Bedford and others, in a talk organised by 7 Bedford Row Chambers on the subject of vaccinations and Covid-19 immunisation. On the subject of take up there could be many reasons as to why some people may not feel comfortable having a […]

17 May 2021

Cyclist receives £40,000 in compensation

Cyclist receives £40,000 in compensation Our client received £40,000 in damages for injuries to the head when the Defendant cut across the path of his bicycle causing collision. Our client was extremely satisfied with the settlement which was achieved after complex but fruitful negotiations with the Defendant solicitors. This case was dealt with by the […]

12 May 2021

Stroke Awareness Month May 2021

As we approach the month of May while we have all been walking through the pandemic this is an opportunity to talk about stroke awareness. The facts A stroke happens every 5 minutes in the UK and each year there are about 100,000 people who have a stroke with 1.2 million stroke survivors – https://www.stroke.org.uk/ Against […]

5 May 2021

International Assets and Cohabitation Agreements

Couples from all over the world come to live and work in the UK and, like millions of others, many will choose to live together but not marry. However, the law governing unmarried couples varies greatly from country to country, and if you have come to the UK with expectations of what will happen if […]

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