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Standish v Standish: matrimonial property, the sharing principle and “matrimonialisation”
Standish v Standish was a highly awaited judgment of the Supreme Court in relation to matrimonial and non-matrimonial property in financial remedy proceedings. Eoin O'Sullivan analyses the judgment and the potential implications.
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Alienating Behaviour and Parental Alienation: Don’t waste your time (FJC Guidance)
Sam Steggall writes about the FJC Guidance of 2024 regarding allegations of alienation in private family law disputes, and how to ensure that you do not waste valuable time and money when dealing with these types of allegations.
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What is rent?
Rent is a fundamental concept for landlord and tenant law - but what exactly does it mean, and which decisions have shaped the definition? Joseph Meethan considers the meaning of rent.
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Risk assessments in care proceedings: L-G and Re T
The Court of Appeal has given two judgments this year in respect of risk assessments in care proceedings. Adrian Gordon analyses these decisions, explaining the rationale and setting out what local authorities should be considering when proposing care plans to the court.
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Reflections on a Pathways to Law Placement
We were delighted to welcome 5 students to Chambers in May for our Sutton Trust work experience programme. One of the participants, Emily, has written about what the experience meant to her and what she learned from it.
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5 Pump Court x The Sutton Trust: 2025
From 28 - 30 May, we welcomed the 2025 Sutton Trust cohort to Chambers to experience life at the self-employed Bar. We have a brilliant work experience programme which provides students with insights into the skills required by barristers and information about how best to make it at the independent Bar!
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Half-secret commissions – Expert Tooling and Automation Limited v. Engie Power Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 292
The issue of half-secret commissions has once again been aired before the senior courts. William J Richardson considers the judgment in Expert Tooling, in advance of the judgment in Johnson v Firstrand which is expected in July 2025.
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Managing Contact with Biological and Non-Biologically Related Adults: Challenges and Strategies in Prohibited Steps Order Applications
This blog looks at prohibited steps orders - what they are, what they can do, what they can't do and who can apply for one. It also provides a brief overview of orders that can be made under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989.
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Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead v G, P, W and M [2025] EWFC 93 B
In this recent case, Josephine Ann McElroy represented a father in complex care proceedings which centred on the question of whether children should be cared for together or whether they could be separated and the implications of doing so.
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