Cyrus Mansouri, Solicitor, reviews recent developments affecting the legal status of grandparents in Children Act 1989 proceedings for Residence and Contact. Grandparents have an vital role to play in the upbringing of children. However; often when parents separate, the custody of the children can become an issue and an area where grandparents feel increasingly isolated and ignored. […]
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The following is a reproduced extract from the Independent Newspaper. Although this is an old story, it makes for some light reading which is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face: A most extraordinary trial is going on in the High Court at the moment in which a man named Chrysler is accused of […]
The High Court has today handed down judgment in the Judicial Review proceedings initiated by the Law Society questioning the legality of the 2010 eTendering process in relation to the Family Law contract by the Legal Services Commission. Judgement was a resounding victory for the Law Society, solicitors and consumers of legal services. The High […]
Although most divorces are reasonably straightforward matters, we regularly deal with the complexities that can arise. One issue which can complicate a divorce in England & Wales is where one or both of the parties to the marriage live abroad. These are often called Expat Divorce cases. A divorce in England & Wales would qualify […]
In a comment published on 22 September, Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg claims that the Dublin Regulation (Dublin Convention) “undermines refugees rights.” According to the Human Rights Commissioner, it is a mistake to consider that “the national asylum systems in place in Europe all provide similar, high standards of protection to people who […]
