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Over the last five years, the cut back on legal aid have been felt across the Family Court and on his final day in office before retirement, Sir James Munby, president of the family court division said: “Anybody who thinks that we currently have a network of courts which enables proper access to justice is […]
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A Russian billionaire has been ordered to pay his estranged wife £453m in a divorce settlement at a British court. BBC news reports that the payment from the 61-year-old, a former oil and gas trader, to his ex-wife, 41, has been described as one of the biggest awards made by a UK court. Mr Justice […]
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The majority of family cases are initially listed before a Bench of Magistrates and since changes to legal aid rules in April 2013, the lay public have found themselves having to act as Litigants in Person. It is important to bring awareness to the fact that Magistrates are not legally trained and are led by […]
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The most worrying process of a divorce is the children of the family. Have you separated and are you worried about what will happen to the children? Are you a homemaker and you don’t really have an earning capacity? You are not confident that you will find a job and feel you have no real […]
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