05/07/21

Landmark appeal against the recognition of a Polish order

Henry Setright QC and Harry Langford appeared before Mr Justice Cobb in a landmark appeal against the recognition of a Polish order under the Brussells II Revised Regulation.

17/06/21

Court of Appeal case establishing that placement and private law non-agency adoption proceedings can be heard in parallel.

Piers Pressdee QC and Joanne Porter (instructed by Griffiths Robertson) appeared in the significant Court of Appeal case of R (Care Proceedings: Joinder of Foster Carers) [2021] EWCA Civ 875.

 

17/06/21

Mani Basi and Lucy Logan Green present part III in a series for the Family Law Journal.

Mani Basi and Lucy Logan Green write for the Family Law Journal in Part III, looking at ‘Local authority input into private law proceedings’. This third instalment focuses on the circumstances in which the local authority may become involved within private law proceedings through a S.37 report and where they may then decide to issue public law proceedings.

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16/06/21

Harry Gates writes for SME Today.

Harry Gates writing for SME Today looks at the practicalities on whether you can still run a company together after getting divorced, by way of reflecting on the divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates.

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16/06/21

4PB Panel of experts host a mock arbitration for Irwin Mitchell.

The complexities of International relocation often need more time, more thought and more attention, all of which can often be better served in an arbitration setting.

A 4PB panel will host a mock arbitration examining arising issues, taking place on 23rd June, from 8.30am to 10am.

09/06/21

Stephen Lyon writes for ePrivate Client on whether arbitration is the right route to resolution in a more complex divorce.

Stephen Lyon examines whether arbitration is right for those in protracted or bitter divorce proceedings and outlines the sanctions a court can impose that are not available to an arbitrator.

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