Background In Birch v Birch [2017] UKSC 53, the Supreme Court (by a majority of 4:1) has granted the wife’s appeal and remitted for urgent… Read More »Supreme Court allows wife’s appeal in Birch v Birch – Court may hear wife’s application to be released from undertaking to sell former matrimonial home.
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Mr Justice Peter Jackson provided judgment in Re A (Letter to a Young Person) [2017] EWFC 48, which apart from the first few introductory paragraphs,… Read More »Judge publishes ruling in the form of written letter to 14 year-old-boy in relocation case
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In Walker v Innospec Limited and others [2017] UKSC 47, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an exemption in the Equality Act 2010 – which… Read More »John Walker wins legal battle and secures equal pension benefits for same-sex couples
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A new report from single parent Charity Gingerbread claims that single parents are losing out on vital support for their children. The charity highlights in… Read More »Charity Says Loopholes Are Depriving Single Parents of Child Support
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