Commercial Legal Services: Family Law
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For many years Lee & Priestley has been recognised as one of the region's leading law firms for family and childcare work.
Dealing sensitively with a full range of private as well as some publicly funded work, we help clients with a range of areas including divorce, ancillary relief and matters relating to the care, custody and welfare of children.
Our department has won respect for the firm and fair way in which it asserts its clients' rights, actively avoiding the aggressive and confrontational style it is easy to fall into in this area of work.
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Provision for Legal Fees in Maintenance Cases - 08/02/07
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The most recent case of Currey -v- Currey [2006] EWCA Civ 1338 has provided further clarification and guidance on the issue of whether maintenance pending suit payments can be increased to incorporate an allowance for legal fees. |
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The Benefits of a Business Perspective When Valuing Shareholdings in Private Companies Upon Divorce - 24/01/07
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In the case of A v A [2006 2FLR 115], the High Court (Charles J)has given some useful guidance and assistance to families and practitioners alike, when the court is asked to consider valuations of shareholdings in private companies. |
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Seeing is Believing –Transparency in the Family Courts - 12/12/06
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The Government has launched a consultation paper to urge a change of culture and to end the secrecy of the family courts. It is anticipated that these proposed changes will allow public accountability and generate public confidence, and at the same time guarantee family anonymity and confidentiality. The recent Court of Appeal decision in Clayton v Clayton [2006] EWCA Civ 878, provides an insight into current judicial thinking on this topical issue.
A longer version of this article, written by Chris Burns, a Partner in our Family Department, was published in the journal 'Family Law', September 2006. |
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Wealth by Stealth? - 01/09/06
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Recently, the House of Lords has ruled on two key appeals flowing from the breakdown of ‘big money’ marriages, both in terms of capital assets and large incomes. These cases involved the Miller and McFarlane families. Both were cash rich. These cases outlined the principles to be applied by the Courts when redistributing matrimonial assets following separation. |
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