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Amanda Dench recognised as a Resolution accredited specialist
Miles and Partners are developing considerable expertise in the area of international child abduction. In January this year Amanda Dench was recognised by the UK’s leading family law group – Resolution – as an accredited specialist in this area. The ...
Read more23.02.2009
Pre-nuptial agreements after NG v KR [2008] – are they worth it?
We consider the recent case of NG v KR (Pre-nuptial contract) [2008] Practitioners are more frequently being approached to prepare pre-nuptial contracts. While our first statement to our client is ‘they are not legally binding in this jurisdiction’, this statement ...
Read more18.02.2009
Priority for homeless client
R(Alam) v Tower Hamlets LBC [2009] EWHC (Admin) 44 Lou Crisfield successfully supported her client Mr Alam when his local authority agreed that he was homeless but decided that he was not in priority need. The council placed his housing ...
Read more01.02.2009
Domestic violence – how to spot it
It is a common misconception that domestic violence is categorised by punching, kicking or using physical violence. In truth this is never the sole abuse that many victims suffer and only usually occurs later in an abusive relationship. There are ...
Read more18.12.2008
Transfer deadline expired
R (DB) v Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust (2008) EWCA Civ 1354 Rachel Turner represented the claimant DB in a successful appeal concerning admission for treatment and compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act 1983. A hospital order, issued on 17 ...
Read more03.12.2008