John Hooper & Co

Solicitors

NEWSLETTERS

Our newsletters, which began life in August 2006, are produced around six times a year. Mostly when we feel there are interesting developments in Family Law and associated areas and where we feel value in commenting or clarification of issues. Colleagues and other interested parties are welcome to bookmark this page and look in for future postings.

Newsletter 33 Kernott–v- Jones– A False Dawn?
February 2012

Newsletter 32 The Cohabitation Light Is Extinguished
November 2011

Newsletter 31 Is Mediation the Way Forward?
September 2011

Newsletter 30 The Perils of Cohabitation?
July 2011

Newsletter 29 Decision by European Court of Justice Leads to Pensions Dilemma
April 2011

Newsletter 28 New rights for cohabitees?
November 2010

Newsletter 27 The unstoppable rise of the Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreement November 2010

Newsletter 26 The non-disclosing husband and the “all-seeing wife”
September 2010

Newsletter 25 Is Collaborative Law or Co-operative Law or Alternative Dispute Resolution the answer to resolving Family Law problems?
July 2010

Newsletter 24 Maintenance and disclosure
May 2010

Newsletter 23 The effect of cohabitation upon the quantum of maintenance payable by one spouse to the other
March 2010

Newsletter 22 Miscellaneous divorce and marital points
December 2009

Newsletter 21 The rise of the Pre-Nuptial Agreement
October 2009

Newsletter 20 The death of the “common law wife/husband” bill
August 2009

Newsletter 19 The effect of the credit crunch upon financial settlements
June 2009

Newsletter 18 The rights of cohabitants
April 2009

Newsletter 17 Credit Crunch – Beware – MARK II!
January 2009

Newsletter 16 The importance of ensuring that your spouse is not insolvent at the time of the divorce
November 2008

Newsletter 15 The difficulties of enforcing an interest in a property by one cohabitee against the other.
September 2008

Newsletter 14 The fallacy of a “common law marriage.”
July 2008

Newsletter 13 Should cohabitation be taken into account when assessing the rights of one spouse against the other in the event of divorce
June 2008

Newsletter 12 How best to present your evidence to the Court in a high value case
April 2008

Newsletter 11 Bankruptcy and its effect upon a divorce
March 2008

Newsletter 10 Pre-Nuptial Agreements and their effect upon the outcome of a divorce
January 2008

Newsletter 9 Children, Domestic Violence and the capitalisation of a maintenance Order
December 2007

Newsletter 8 The rights of a cohabitee (be it a “common law wife” or a “common law husband”)
August 2007

Newsletter 7 Three recent cases have sent tremors (and in the case of Hill and another –v- Haines) shockwaves through the family lawyers’ fraternity.
August 2007

Newsletter 6 Trust Funds and Lump Sum Orders
June 2007

Newsletter 5 Disclosure of financial circumstances
March 2007

Newsletter 4 The valuation of private limited companies and maintenance Orders
January 2007

Newsletter 3 Child’s surnames and maintenance Orders
October 2006

Newsletter 2 The extent of the Court’s powers to make Financial Orders against a spouse in divorce proceedings
September 2006

Newsletter 1 Clean Breaks and cohabitation and children
August 2006

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