When a woman seeking divorce signed an agreement without legal advice, the Miles & Partners team stepped in to challenge the agreement and achieve a fair settlement which has changed our client’s life. Our client married her second husband in ...

29.04.2015

In a protracted divorce case and separate care proceedings, the Miles & Partners team secured a favourable financial settlement for our client in the face of frustrating delays and conflicting claims by his former wife. In 2010, our lawyers were ...

26.04.2015

In a judgment, which we hope will benefit anyone caught in a dispute between housing authorities, Mr Justice Cobb condemned the ‘shameful’ behaviour of the two London authorities in the case of R (AM) v London Borough of Havering and ...

22.04.2015

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 ...

23.03.2015

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 ...

12.03.2015

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 ...

24.02.2015

Case ref: [2014] EWCOP 53 When a mother with learning difficulties and her four children were taken into the care of the State, the case came before the Court of Protection to decide issues of residence, care and contact with ...

20.12.2014

Lou has been great for the last 2 years – Lou listened to my concerns, she’s such a great adviser to be persistent with the council. Thank you so much.

17.12.2014

17.12.2014