Family Law

Feb

2019

Sydney Mitchell's 'Peaky Climbers' Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge - Imminent

Written by Sydney Mitchell

On the 6 July a team of four intrepid climbers from Sydney Mitchell Solicitors will take on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. 12 hours, 3 Peaks, 64 pairs of socks and an abundance of plasters, is in between them and victory. They are taking on this...

Oct

2018

Top Tier 2018 in the Legal 500 for Sydney Mitchell

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Sydney Mitchell is recognised in the Top Tier of the Legal 500 and is ‘very strong’ and ‘probably the best in central Birmingham outside the large National and International Firms’ for dispute resolution and commercial litigation matters.Sydney...

Nov

2020

Positive steps to heal under lockdown

Written by Amanda Holland

These are unprecedented times and we are all learning new rules to deal with day to day life and how to live with each other. Family life goes on and the family team at Sydney Mitchell has worked throughout the pandemic. We have faced new ways of...

Nov

2020

Divorce and the increasing use of arbitration – Court of Appeal test case

Written by Amanda Holland

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic it has become even more popular to seek resolution of financial issues arising from divorce via private arbitration rather than formal court proceedings – but to what extent are arbitration awards binding and enforceable...

Nov

2020

Ex-Couple in £16 Million divorce case receive rough edge of Judge's tongue

Written by Karen Moores

Family lawyers always urge divorcing couples to negotiate a financial settlement openly and sensibly, and those who fail to do so are their own worst enemies. In one case, a wealthy couple's uncompromising attitudes earned them a judge's stinging...

Oct

2020

Buying a home with your partner? Legal advice today saves heartache later

Written by Teresa Mannion

Couples who buy a home together tend to assume that true love lasts forever and that the property should be owned in equal shares. As a High Court case showed, however, that is one very good reason why they should always consult a solicitor, whose...

Aug

2020

Judge breaks deadlock between unmarried ex-couple with children

Written by Amanda Holland

When long-term relationships between unmarried couples break down, disentangling their property and financial affairs can be challenging, particularly where children are involved. As one case showed, however, a clean break is often the best option...

Aug

2020

Family Judge's overheard comments on Zoom gave appearance of bias

Written by Karen Moores

Remote hearings via Zoom, Skype and other communications software have made it possible for the family justice system to continue functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as a Court of Appeal case showed, such hearings carry the ever-...

Jul

2020

Family Law FAQs during coronavirus

Written by Amanda Holland

Family life continues despite Covid19, reports Amanda Holland, Senior Associate in the Family Team at Sydney Mitchell LLP. Throughout the Coronavirus crisis the family team has been there to help with whatever family issues have arisen. Sydney...

Jul

2020

High Court urges end to gladiatorial combat in big-money divorce case

Written by Karen Moores

One might think that wealthy couples with more than enough money to meet their reasonable needs would find it easier to fairly divide their assets on divorce – but that is far from always so. A case on point concerned a former couple who spent more...

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Family Law

Sydney Mitchell's 'Peaky Climbers' Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge - Imminent

Top Tier 2018 in the Legal 500 for Sydney Mitchell

Positive steps to heal under lockdown

Divorce and the increasing use of arbitration – Court of Appeal test case

Ex-Couple in £16 Million divorce case receive rough edge of Judge's tongue

Buying a home with your partner? Legal advice today saves heartache later

Judge breaks deadlock between unmarried ex-couple with children

Family Judge's overheard comments on Zoom gave appearance of bias

Family Law FAQs during coronavirus

High Court urges end to gladiatorial combat in big-money divorce case

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