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All Characteristics Aside: Fernandez v Fernandez Reaffirms The Court's Wide Statutory Jurisdiction To Remove Personal Representatives And Trustees...

The recent Chancery Appeal decision in Fernandez v Fernandez and others [2025] EWCA 2373 (Ch) is a striking reminder that the operation of the court's jurisdiction...

United Kingdom Family

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Macfarlanes LLP

Inheritance Disputes And The Disappointed Farmer

You have toiled on the land with your father and farmed in partnership for over 20 years having been promised that the farm will be yours one day...

United Kingdom Family

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Finality And Funding: The Implications Of A Clean Break Following CC v UU

The judgment of Peel J in CC v UU [2025] EWFC 214 provides a further glimpse of the LSPO regime, and seeks to establish definitively when the opportunity to seek an LSPO ceases.

United Kingdom Family

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Hunters

Domestic Abuse: Are We Doing Enough?

October is Domestic Abuse Awareness month. The challenges, and multifaceted nature, of domestic abuse is becoming increasingly evident and, arguably, prevalent in society.

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

Potanina v Potanin - Court Of Appeal Decision Concludes A Game Of Snakes & Ladders

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

Navigating Privilege And Proportionality In Family Law Cases, And How Legal Costs Can Spiral

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

How To Make A Prenuptial Agreement Stick…the Court Of Appeal Decision In Helliwell v Entwistle

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

NCDR Around The World - Insights From The Withers' International Family Team

United Kingdom Family

WL

Withers LLP

No Line Of Sight: Due Execution And Presence In The Estate Of Kathleen Coady

United Kingdom Family

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Child Injuries, Medical Evidence And Human Rights In Family Law (30 September 2025)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Resolution Together

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

Infidelity In Your Marriage: Understanding Your Legal Options (29 September 2025)

United Kingdom Family

DL

Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The Place For Lifetime Trusts As Part Of The Estate Planning And Provision Of Long Term Financial Security For A Vulnerable Person

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

Draft Finance Bill 2025-26: Inheritance Tax Provisions

United Kingdom Family

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Browne Jacobson

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Simpler And More Streamlined Sustainability Disclosure For UK Private Fund Managers: Taking Stock And Comparing With The EU

United Kingdom Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Video: Licensing Lawyers Visit Derby

United Kingdom IP

RB

Rothera Bray

UK Government Unveils Ambitious Compute Roadmap To Bolster AI And National Infrastructure

United Kingdom Technology

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Is The Immigration System Ready For The AI Revolution?

United Kingdom Immigration

WB

WestBridge Business Immigration

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Related Country Guides

Family Law

Obtaining Italian Citizenship Through Marriage Or Civil Partnership

Gaining Italian citizenship through marriage or civil partnership is one of the most recognised pathways to becoming an Italian national...

United Kingdom Immigration

GP

Giambrone & Partners

Finality And Funding: The Implications Of A Clean Break Following CC v UU

The judgment of Peel J in CC v UU [2025] EWFC 214 provides a further glimpse of the LSPO regime, and seeks to establish definitively when the opportunity to seek an LSPO ceases.

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

Domestic Abuse: Are We Doing Enough?

October is Domestic Abuse Awareness month. The challenges, and multifaceted nature, of domestic abuse is becoming increasingly evident and, arguably, prevalent in society.

United Kingdom Family

WL

Withers LLP

Navigating Privilege And Proportionality In Family Law Cases, And How Legal Costs Can Spiral

United Kingdom Family

WL

Withers LLP

How To Make A Prenuptial Agreement Stick…the Court Of Appeal Decision In Helliwell v Entwistle

United Kingdom Family

WL

Withers LLP

NCDR Around The World - Insights From The Withers' International Family Team

United Kingdom Family

WL

Withers LLP

Child Injuries, Medical Evidence And Human Rights In Family Law (30 September 2025)

United Kingdom Family

DL

Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Infidelity In Your Marriage: Understanding Your Legal Options (29 September 2025)

United Kingdom Family

DL

Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Reflections On The One-Couple One-Lawyer Model: Insights From Dr Rachael Blakey's Research

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

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Divorce

Finality And Funding: The Implications Of A Clean Break Following CC v UU

The judgment of Peel J in CC v UU [2025] EWFC 214 provides a further glimpse of the LSPO regime, and seeks to establish definitively when the opportunity to seek an LSPO ceases.

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

Potanina v Potanin - Court Of Appeal Decision Concludes A Game Of Snakes & Ladders

Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 gives the English court the power to grant financial relief after an overseas divorce.

United Kingdom Family

WL

Withers LLP

Navigating Privilege And Proportionality In Family Law Cases, And How Legal Costs Can Spiral

That was the combined cost of a discrete application in the case of BC v BC [2025] EWFC 236, where Peel J had to decide whether a husband's open offer improperly referred...

United Kingdom Family

WL

Withers LLP

Resolution Together

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

Infidelity In Your Marriage: Understanding Your Legal Options (29 September 2025)

United Kingdom Family

DL

Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Reflections On The One-Couple One-Lawyer Model: Insights From Dr Rachael Blakey's Research

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

Alex Brereton Comments On Potanina v Potanin Judgment's Impact On International Divorce Claims

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

Asset Division: Navigating The Complexities Of Divorce (Video)

United Kingdom Family

WL

Withers LLP

Family Law Through A Trauma-informed Lens

United Kingdom Family

BP

Burness Paull

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Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

Inheritance Tax And Lifetime Gifting: Should You Act Before November's Budget?

With potential reforms to Inheritance Tax expected in November's Budget, individuals may wish to seek advice on lifetime gifting sooner rather than la...

United Kingdom Tax

WS

Wrigleys Solicitors

All Characteristics Aside: Fernandez v Fernandez Reaffirms The Court's Wide Statutory Jurisdiction To Remove Personal Representatives And Trustees...

The recent Chancery Appeal decision in Fernandez v Fernandez and others [2025] EWCA 2373 (Ch) is a striking reminder that the operation of the court's jurisdiction...

United Kingdom Family

M

Macfarlanes LLP

Inheritance Disputes And The Disappointed Farmer

You have toiled on the land with your father and farmed in partnership for over 20 years having been promised that the farm will be yours one day...

United Kingdom Family

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

No Line Of Sight: Due Execution And Presence In The Estate Of Kathleen Coady

United Kingdom Family

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Inheritance Tax And Pensions Explained

United Kingdom Tax

PB

Parker Bullen

The Place For Lifetime Trusts As Part Of The Estate Planning And Provision Of Long Term Financial Security For A Vulnerable Person

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

Draft Finance Bill 2025-26: Inheritance Tax Provisions

United Kingdom Family

BJ

Browne Jacobson

What Happens When There Is Ambiguity In A Will?

United Kingdom Family

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Contesting Wills: Rising Prevalence Of Will Challenges – Implications For Advisors

United Kingdom Family

HL

Hunters

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Latest Videos

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Thinking About Divorce: What You Need To Know (Video)

WL

Withers LLP

Who Can Inherit If There's No Will: The Rules Of Intestacy (Video)

HL

Higgs LLP

Separating Finances In A Divorce | The Divorce Financial Process (Video)

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IBB Law

Is Your Child Born In The UK Automatically A British Citizen? (Video)

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Latitude Law

Challenging Lifetime Gifts And Lasting Powers Of Attorney (Video)

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DMH Stallard

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