Insights 28 January 2015

What the Family Courts expect from separating parents

How can separating parents’ best protect their children from unnecessary upset and parent them together so that they grow up as happy, well-rounded individuals?

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Insights 27 January 2015

Employers – are you ready for Shared Parental Leave?

Shared Parental Leave (SPL) is a new scheme designed to give working parents more flexibility when they have children and we recommend that employers ...

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Insights 20 January 2015

Top tips for separation – don’t rush, seek specialist advice and remember the children

Sadly the festive season often brings with it a whole raft of pressures, both emotional and financial, that leave many couples reflecting on the futur...

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Insights 16 January 2015

Can offensive personal tweets amount to gross misconduct?

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently found that it is not necessarily unfair to dismiss an employee for gross misconduct for posting offensiv...

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Insights 13 January 2015

Would your spouse have any claim on your business assets if you separated?

Married clients with business interests are often concerned about whether their husband or wife has any claim on those interests if they were to separate.

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Insights 9 January 2015

Parents need consent to remove their children from the UK

When a relationship breaks down and the couple share parental responsibilities and rights for a child, or children, neither parent is entitled to remo...

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Insights 16 December 2014

Same-sex couples can now set the date

Same-sex couples will be able to marry from 31 December 2014 and couples in an existing civil partnership can convert that relationship into a marriag...

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Insights 9 December 2014

Same-sex couples advised to prepare a prenup prior to tying the knot

Same-sex couples in Scotland will be in a position to marry from 31 December 2014 and now is an ideal time to consider having a pre-nuptial agreement ...

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Insights 28 November 2014

What constitutes matrimonial property when a married couple separate?

When a marriage breaks down, the usual practice in Scotland is to try to resolve all financial matters prior to divorce, and that involves identifying...

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Insights 24 November 2014

Choose a better way to separate

The third National Family Dispute Resolution Week is taking place this week, 24 - 28 November 2014 which aims to raise awareness of the benefits of co...

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Insights 23 November 2014