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How quick is a quickie?
On 10th September it was announced via the media that David Walliams and Lara Stone are getting divorced and that they have joined the realms of celebrity divorcing couples in having a “quickie divorce” that, it seems, the rest of ...
Read more11.09.2015
2015 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Winner
Miles & Partners are immensely proud to announce that Sarah Cove is this year’s winner of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2015 in the Family category. Sarah was presented with the award last night in a ceremony ...
Read more02.07.2015
Who are the parents of a child born out of a surrogacy arrangement?
Surrogacy is once more in the news – this time highlighting the fact that large numbers of parents who have babies through surrogacy are not applying for the necessary legal orders to ensure they acquire the appropriate legal rights to ...
Read more19.05.2015
Team M&P complete 2015 London Legal Walk
Miles and Partners joined the London Legal Walk with over 9,000 other colleagues in a bid to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust. The London Legal Support Trust is part of a network of seven Legal Support Trusts ...
Read more19.05.2015
11th annual London Legal Walk 2015
On Monday 18th of May, Miles & Partners Solicitors will join 8,000 lawyers, including more than 100 judges and magistrates, in taking to the streets of the capital to walk 10km together in the 11th annual London Legal Walk 2015 ...
Read more15.05.2015
Solicitor granted reprieve from Court after failing to attend directions hearing
The intention of the 2013 Civil Procedure Reforms was to ensure that court litigation was conducted proportionately and efficiently, which meant that Courts were expected to censure the lax culture of non-compliance with Court orders which, it was believed, had ...
Read more23.03.2015
Ex wife can make financial application 30 years after divorce finalised says Supreme Court
The recently reported decision of the Supreme Court of Kathleen Wyatt and Dale Vince highlights the importance of ensuring your matrimonial finances are finalised as soon as possible after the divorce if not contemporaneous with it. In this case Ms ...
Read more12.03.2015
Domestic and other violence and homelessness
The Court of Appeal has been looking at the circumstances when an applicant for homelessness assistance can argue that it is not reasonable to continue to occupy their home because of threatened or actual violence from a third party. In ...
Read more24.02.2015
Testimony of teenage children safeguards mother from prison sentence after they are not returned to Spain
Case report: Cambra v Jones & Jones [2014] EWHC 2264 (Fam) An English mother of five children faced a potential prison sentence after two of her children were not returned to return to Spain to live with their father as ...
Read more14.12.2014