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Marianna Lambrou

7th September 2020

Breach of a Court Order: Penal Notices – what are they and how can they help?

What are they? A penal notice is essentially a warning attached to a court order setting out that if the...
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Emily Watson

4th September 2020

Could going to Court be the best money you ever spend on your children?

Joe Swash, star of Dancing on Ice and I’m a Celebrity, talked to the press this week about how going...
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Nicola Caffery

26th August 2020

Who keeps the dog?

National Dog Day falls this year on Wednesday 26 August.  We are a nation of dog-lovers so this is an...
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Lehna Gardiner

20th August 2020

Collaborative Law

In Spring 2020, I was delighted to complete my collaborative law training with Resolution in London. This means that Rayden...
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Jessica Smith

14th August 2020

How to get a marriage annulled?

What is a marriage annulment? An annulment is a way of ending a marriage, available in limited circumstances, other than...
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Lehna Gardiner

11th August 2020

What are the rights of cohabiting couples?

Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as a ‘common law marriage’ in England and Wales. Cohabiting couples...
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Joanna Kay

6th August 2020

Surrogacy Payments and Altruistic Surrogacy

How much do surrogates get paid? Different countries have different surrogacy laws.  For example, in the UK, making a commercial surrogacy...
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Joanna Kay

4th August 2020

What is a parental order in surrogacy cases?

The surrogate is the legal mother until a parental order is made or the child is adopted.  Until that time...
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Joanna Kay

30th July 2020

Surrogacy – what you need to be aware of before entering a surrogacy agreement

For any couple considering having a child through surrogacy (‘intended parents’) there are some very significant elements both legal and...
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