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How can we help to end FGM within a generation?
One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a disruption to numerous international and national health programs, including the one to end female genital mutilation (FGM). United Nations health officials fear an additional two million cases of FGM ...
Read more05.02.2021
Congratulations to a quartet of new partners
We are delighted to announce that four members of our family law and housing teams have been appointed as partners in recognition of their continued outstanding service to the firm and our clients, effective from 1 January 2021. As experts ...
Read more04.01.2021
Should you sign a prenuptial agreement?
Bringing up the subject of a prenuptial agreement can be as daunting as popping the question, perhaps more so as it raises the issue that the marriage might not last. But how should you react if you have been asked ...
Read more07.12.2020
Homelessness to increase as possession cases start again
One of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has meant that many people have had difficulties paying their rent and are facing the threat of eviction and homelessness this winter. At the beginning of the pandemic the government introduced temporary ...
Read more27.11.2020
Legal aid remuneration is unfair and deters lawyers from building a career, Westminster inquiry hears
Parliamentarians in the Westminster Commission into the Sustainability of Legal Aid heard evidence from family law practitioners on 19 November, including from Lorraine Green an associate solicitor at Miles and Partners who specialises in cases involving children, care proceedings, adoption ...
Read more24.11.2020
Children’s lawyer Lorraine Green to give evidence to legal aid APPG
On 19 November 2020, family lawyer Lorraine Green will be giving evidence as an expert witness in the second of six oral evidence sessions in the inquiry into the sustainability of legal aid, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) ...
Read more18.11.2020
Congratulations to our three new trainee solicitors
We are delighted to announce that three of our legal assistants, Danielle Apenteng, Hira Rauf and Sara Nicoloau are taking the next step in their legal career and starting their solicitor training contracts at Miles & Partners in London, where they will be gaining experience in family and mental health and capacity law. During their time as legal ...
Read more12.11.2020
Agreeing time with your children following separation
A separation will inevitably mean a change in the family dynamic, and you may be concerned about what this will mean for your relationship with your children. New arrangements will have to be put in place in relation to where ...
Read more16.10.2020
David Jockelson’s top tips for looking after yourself on World Mental Health Day
The past months have brought many challenges and our daily lives have undeniably changed considerably due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For many this has caused a significant impact on mental health, increasing levels of stress and anxiety. The World Health ...
Read more09.10.2020