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CAFCASS workload remains at high level

CAFCASS stands for Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. They represent children in family court cases in England. The agency is independent and advises the Court about what is safe for children and in their best interests. Operating within the law set by Parliament (Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000), CAFCASS is […]

Should a debtor’s right to a Mental Health Crisis Moratorium be limited?

The Court has recently been asked to consider the extent to which, if at all, a debtor’s right to apply for a moratorium should be limited. The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”) introduced two forms of relief for individual debtors; firstly a […]

Removing a troublesome shareholder

How can a business remove a troublesome shareholder? There are many reasons why shareholders fall out. Most companies in the UK are small owner-managed businesses, which are family businesses or have been started out by friends with a common aim. Over the years people and priorities can change and no longer align. For example, not […]

Father’s Day without the children

Whether it is your first Father’s Day after divorce or your tenth, this day can present challenges if you are going through, or on the other side of, divorce or separation.  For dads who are dealing with separation, divorce or the dissolution of a civil partnership one of the key challenges of Father’s Day is […]