Following a recent report commissioned by Home Secretary Priti Patel, crimes against women and girls are to be considered as much of a priority to the police as anti-terrorism. The report has described inconsistencies in the police’s response to such crimes against women as an “epidemic” of violence against female victims in the UK. More than 1 in 10 of all offences recorded by the police are domestic abuse-related. Several recommendations have now been made that include the consideration … [Read more...]
What is ADR and how does it differ to the court process?
Recent research carried out by a national law firm suggests that separated couples are not being offered alternative dispute resolution. In a recent survey with 1,000 divorcees, 39% of respondents were not aware of ADR at the time of their divorce and 35% were not offered it as an alternative. A quarter wished they had opted for mediation or arbitration. Former Supreme Court Justice Lord Wilson stated that despite the upfront cost, ADR can result in a much quicker financial outcome. So, … [Read more...]
The future of Family Law post-Covid?
In his most recent update to practitioners, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has outlined his vision of how the Family Justice System should cautiously emerge from the impact of Covid-19. Sinclair Law's new Family Solicitor Simeon Bowen-Fanstone looks at how this will affect clients? Remote hearings here to stay? It is almost certain that anyone involved in a family law case before the Court over the past fifteen months will have attended a remote court hearing … [Read more...]
Financial Disclosure on Divorce – No longer a game of hide and seek
It is a fundamental requirement of the Court that when a couple are deciding upon the division of matrimonial assets on divorce, both parties owe an absolute duty to provide full, open and honest financial disclosure. As an oligarch’s son Temur Akhmedovrecently discovered, when he was ordered to pay his mother £75m for helping his billionaire father hide millions of pounds of assets from the Court to avoid a sizeable £453m divorce settlement! This fundamental requirement of financial … [Read more...]
Sinclair Law Acquires Leading Bramhall Practice
Cheshire’s leading divorce, family law and wills solicitors Sinclair Law has expanded with the acquisition of Bramhall-based Nicola J Tiernan Solicitors. The acquisition means Sinclair Law gains a talented new consultant, as well as a physical foothold in Stockport. A well-respected solicitor with almost 30 years of experience, Nicola Tiernan joins Sinclair Law as another family law and divorce expert. The acquisition is expected to be successful in part because Nicola shares many of the … [Read more...]
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