Family Mediation and Agreements

Around 3.5 million UK couples now live together unmarried, yet the law gives cohabitants almost none of the protection married couples take for granted…

When a single joint expert’s valuation lands badly in financial remedy proceedings, you are not stuck with it — but nor can you simply…

If you are separating, someone has probably told you to try mediation — this guide is for deciding whether they are right. Mediation is…

A McKenzie friend sits beside you in court when you represent yourself — taking notes, keeping papers in order, and quietly suggesting points to…

Who keeps the pet when a marriage ends? In law a dog or cat is property — a chattel, like the car — but…

Are prenuptial agreements legally binding in the UK? Not automatically — but since Radmacher v Granatino the courts will normally hold a couple to…

Collaborative divorce settles a separation in face-to-face meetings, each of you advised by your own solicitor throughout — with one rule that changes everything:…

Most estates pass without argument, and the ones that do not tend to fail in predictable places: a will that can be misread, the…

You must be 18 to marry in England and Wales — parental consent no longer creates any exception — while Scotland allows marriage at…

A nikah performed in England and Wales creates a marriage that is fully valid in Islam — and, on its own, invisible to English…