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Keep up to date with changes in the law, notable cases and examples of how we have helped our clients.

Positive feedback from 2022 Lexcel Assessment

The team at Miles & Partners Solicitors in London is delighted to have received this glowing report after its annual assessment under the Lexcel Practice Management Standard accreditation, a legal practice quality mark from The Law Society for client care, ...

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09.05.2022

Parental responsibility and assisted conception via IVF or a donor

Nearly 60,000 people benefit from invitro fertilisation (IVF) and donor insemination at HFEA licensed fertility clinics in the UK, and it is not uncommon for an unlicensed clinic or ‘at home’ informal arrangement to be used for sperm donation. While ...

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05.05.2022

Housing condition problems and potential remedies for non-tenant occupiers

Housing partner Lou Crisfield recently provided training to the Housing Law Practitioners Association on creative strategies to address poor housing conditions suffered by people accommodated via: s17 Children Act 1989 Care Act 2014 Asylum Support provisions under Immigration and Asylum ...

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28.04.2022

Tayyaba Ahmed, trainee solicitor at Miles & Partners

Preparing to attend a Family Court hearing

Family court hearings and the way they are conducted has changed over the last few years, and they now take place in one of two ways: by attending the court in person; or via a remote hearing – click here ...

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14.04.2022

Resolving a family dispute over choice of school

As a parent you will always strive to do what is best for your children, but for separated parents this can sometimes lead to disagreement when what is best in one parent’s eyes does not align with the other parent’s ...

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14.04.2022

An image of a man and a woman sitting on the sofa opposite a therapist trying to resolve bad behaviour during a divorce

What are the grounds for divorce in England and Wales?

You can get divorced in England or Wales if all of the following are true: You have been married for over a year. Your relationship has permanently broken down. Your marriage is legally recognised in the UK, which includes a ...

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06.04.2022

Report published on the Legal Rights and Remedies for Economic Abuse

Domestic abuse is a multi-faceted concept, within which “financial abuse” and “economic abuse” are forms of domestic manipulation and exploitation which rarely receive much attention.  However, our solicitors know from our clients, that such abuse can be devastating and can ...

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31.03.2022

Preparing for a remote hearing in the Family Court

Since the pandemic, remote court hearings have become increasingly common for the legal profession. But if this is your first court hearing, it may be helpful to know what to expect and how to prepare. Tayyaba Ahmad has collected some ...

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24.03.2022

A smoother path to divorce from April 2022

Once you have decided that your marriage is over and you have taken the first step towards divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership, most people would like to be able to complete the formalities as quickly and smoothly as ...

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09.03.2022