Family Law

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Eva Rovnakova reports on a highly unusual case in which the court had to determine whether any children existed...

This law report looks into the circumstances surrounding this case in which children proceedings extended to children over the age of 16

Family law partner Patricia Beckett considers how parental responsibility came to be restricted in this case

Family Solicitor Alexandra Wilks and intern Darnell Lawrence report on this recent case and the questions it posed surrounding privacy

Family trainee solicitor Diana Reyes Rafael reports on this non-accidental injury case.

In this law report, Family law trainee solicitor Beatrice Hill discusses a case centred around the finality of a 'final divorce order'

Family law partner, Ayşen Soyer, considers this recent decision of HM Solicitor General v Wong [2023] EWHC 2966 (Fam)

Baljit Bains considers the court’s duty to identify any party or witness who is a vulnerable person, with reference to a recent case.

Family Solicitor Felicity Jones reports on a case concerning an international child dispute involving a war torn country.

In this article, our family law partner Patricia Beckett considers the 'over optimistic and unrealistic' time estimates in care proceedings.

Family Solicitor Sophia Poliviou summarises how the court treats recusal applications and looks at a recent decision on this subject.

Family Solicitor Alex Byrne summarises how the court treats ‘conduct’ in determining financial remedy cases.

Family trainee solicitor Kauser Fadal discusses an interesting case in this Family Law Report

Amy Yates, a trainee solicitor in our family law department, reports on the case of A (A Child: Care – Appeal) [2023] EWFC 84

Family Law Report – Alexandra Wilks considers the Court of Appeal case in Re A (Parental Responsibility) [2023] EWCA Civ 689

Family department, Trainee Solicitor Jennifer Enoma considers this recent case concerning a committal application

Family Partner Ayşen Soyer considers this recent Court of Appeal decision on the application of existing case law to a material non-disclosure case.

The claimant in this case was 83. She applied under the Inheritance Act 1987 for reasonable financial provision following the death of her husband of 66 years.

Our Baljit Bains, considers the Court of Appeal judgment in Re J (Children: Reopening Findings of Fact) [2023] EWCA Civ 465

Wilsons launches paralegal apprenticeship scheme for residents of Tottenham and surrounding areas

Trainee Solicitor, Beatrice Hill, reports back on this recent development on removal of a Guardian from cases concerning children in the Family Court.

In this year's Kay Everett Lecture, barrister Mark Symes will discuss seminal changes vis-á-vis the UK’s approach to refugee law.

Family Associate Solicitor Felicity Jones considers the case of Manchester City Council v P where the local authority held parental responsibility

The case of HD v WB [2023] EWFC 2 was recently heard before Mr Justice Peel and is interesting for several reasons.

The judgement dealt with the consequences of parental alienation and whether an Interim Care Order in respect of Z should be continued.

This case was a set of financial remedy proceedings arising out of the breakdown of the marriage of the parties...

Contempt was alleged to have been established as the Defendant insulted the Judge, was abusive to the Judge, disrupted proceedings

Court must be satisfied that a fact finding hearing is necessary meaning that findings if made would produce something of importance

The Judge was horrified by the costs which had accumulated in the case already.

A Fact-Finding Hearing is when the Judge hears evidence and decides on disputed issues, to determine whether an alleged incident took place

Baljit Bains provides an insightful summary of the case

With the high profile case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard having gripped the nation, our Baljit Bain

This case involved wealthy parties who were involved in expensive financial remedy proceedings

The case of Re A (A Child) [2021]

First time a Court was asked to consider if a Parental Order should be made when the child born by a surrogacy arrangement is an adult.

Aysen Soyer, Partner in the family department considers this recent case

Fact finding Hearing on domestic abuse within children proceedings

Four separate appeals against decisions of the Family Court in private law children matters

The case of highlights how important it is for vulnerable parties to be properly protected by the Family Court.

Contempt of court proceedings following publication by a father of information about family proceedings on Facebook

Appeal to the Court of Appeal of the findings of fact made in care proceedings concerning six children

We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for the Family Law Awards 2021 in the category of Family Law Firm of the Year for London

Judge Roberts of the Family Division, identified the matrimonial assets as being worth approximately £38.8 million

Aysen Soyer, Family Partner considers this topical issue.

Court of Appeal decision which reiterates that judges must be very clear in their choice of words when making (or not making) findings

The question arose as to whether there was an obligation on the Local Authority to assess the Mother’s birth family (she had been adopted)

H Clayton, considers this case where the Applicant Husband sought permission to appeal an out of time order in financial remedy proceedings

Baljit Bains considers this recent case which reminds the court about disclosure of documents from family proceedings concerning children

Family caseworker Kauser Fadal considers this recent high profile decision of the family court

Family lawyers are awaiting the outcome of a landmark hearing at the Court of Appeal

Family Solicitor Felicity Jones considers this unusual case involving 3 fact-finding hearings concer

When costs should be paid in circumstances where allegations of fraud and conspiracy have been made

A warning from the judiciary

Kauser Fadal considers this useful appeal hearing which clarified the use of the ‘slip rule’ in family court proceedings

Alicia Love discusses coercive control; it’s meaning and the difficulties faced by the family court

Baljit Bains reviews the case which considers the placement of children in residential units in Scotland.

This case is a cautionary tale regarding the process of co-sleeping with an infant

Aysen Soyer, head of the family department, reports on financial remedies case which was hugely acrimonious and costly

Felicity Jones, solicitor in the family team, considers this financial remedy case where the issue turned on the Wife’s fraudulent conduct.

An appeal of a decision to exclude evidence in proceedings dealing with an application for a father’s contact with his children

Covid-19 – What is ‘reasonable’ contact for parents with children in care?

This case concerned a husband and wife who were from extraordinary family backgrounds.

The parties had been married for 7 years from 2008 until the marriage broke down in 2015

Appeal by the maternal grandmother and step grandfather to refuse an Adoption Order in their favour concerning their 3 year old grandson

The mother had joined a cult and as a result was increasingly alienating the daughter from the father

We are pleased to announce that Sophia was admitted as a solicitor on the 1st July 2020 and she will now join our Family Law Team.

We are delighted to announce that Juanita Kareer, solicitor in our Family Law Team, has been shortli

Head of the Family Department, Aysen Soyer considers the Guidance being issued by the Family Courts

Our Harry Clayton considers the case of <a href="http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2019/3581.h

Yordanka Bayraktarova, a Trainee so

Re: I (Children) [2019] EWCA Civ 89

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Our Sarah Colley reports on an interesting <a href="https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2019/23

RE: MB v EB (Preliminary Issues in Fi

We are delighted to announce that Ian Whitbread, from Wilsons’ Family Law team, has been accredited

Danny Bayraktarova, a Caseworker in the Family Department, considers the case of Wodehouse v Wod

Our Sarah Colley reports on an interesting <a href="https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2019/16

Family partner Aysen Soyer considers this rec

Edward Keeling, assistant solicitor in the

Following this landmark decision by the criminal court <a href="https://www.wilsonllp.co.uk/aysen-so

H-L (Children - Summary Dismissal o

Court of Appeal case concerning the Gender Recognition Act 2004

International Child Abduction and Contact instrauction in an application for summary return

Re W (Children) (Abduction: Implement

Brack v Brack [2018] EWCA Civ 2862

Transnational marriage abandonment – “Stranding is a broad concept…”

HC v FW [2017] EWHC 3162 (fam)Thi

Juanita Kareer, children panel member and

The importance of the Local Authority getting their case right the first time round

Baljit Bains represented the maternal aunt i

Our Sarah Colley attended Univ

Chaston &amp; Anor v

Wilsons family team at the Fertility Show this weekend at Olympia

Polly Rodin, caseworker in the family team analyses this important case about secure accommodation o

In B-P (Children – Adoption or Fos

The High Court recently considered the case of <a href="https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/201

Proceedings concerning the father’s contact with his daughter