Sue Spencer
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Clash of the titans
The Court of Appeal decision in Petrodel Resources Ltd and others v Prest and Others [2012] EWCA Civ 1395, [2012] All ER (D) 293 (Oct) (as Prest v Prest) marks a collision between chancery and family. Family lost. The decisions of the heroes of the Family Division of the High ...
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Essential Family Procedure Rules 2010
The law is unchanged. Therefore so is the terminology taken from the primary legislation, whatever relabelling the procedural changes purport to make.
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An important appeal court judgment relating to contact orders
The decision of the Court of Appeal in the matter of L-W Children [2010] EWCA Civ 1253 has surprised many people. Some have probably used even stronger language. It is probably best if, in this article, I concentrate on analysis and practicalities.
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Family residence
A look at the changing status of the residence order pursuant to the Children Act 1989.