Questionnaires at First Appointments are forever a battle between lawyers as to what is necessary/proportionate and what is cross-examination. Since the introduction of rule 9.14(5) there is now a direction that both parties in a financial remedies case must provide one another with a questionnaire requiring further information about their finances 14 days prior to...

Over the festive period, we will have reduced opening hours.   Monday 23rd December 8:30am – 1:30pm Tuesday 24th December Closed Friday 27th December Closed Monday 30th December 9am – 11am Tuesday 31st December 9am – 11am Thursday 2nd January Open (8:30am – 6pm usual hours) If you urgently need assistance outside of these hours, you can...

Guildford Chambers are pleased to have a number of barristers ranked as Leading Juniors in the South Eastern Circuit, in the latest Edition of The Legal 500.   George Coates –  ‘George is hard-working, clever and strong in detail.’ Christine Julien –   ‘Christine is client-focused and excellent with vulnerable individuals in particular. She is direct with her advocacy but...

By Rowan Morton The Claimant’s own deceit to a lender and his creation of a sham lease were not sufficient to undermine his claim for a contradictory common intention constructive trust in a family dispute between father and son in Parker v Parker-Bowyer [2024] EWHC 2239 (Ch). A recent Judgment of 5 September 2024 in...

Ben Butler has provided a case summary of Re H [2024] EWHC 1191 (Fam).   This judgement was handed down by Mrs Justice Lieven DBE on the 17th May 2024. H, a girl aged 3, was the subject child in the Court of Appeal judgment Re H (Parents with Learning Difficulties: Risk of Harm) [2023]...

Please see the link to a webinar presented by Suzanne Kelly and Kane Deitsch – ONLINE COURSE: Family Law Update 2024 – YouTube – FFH & Schedules of allegations – Parental alienation – Experts – What’s new in Family Law in 2024 If you require advice, or representation, you can contact the clerks on 01483...

By Dominique Gillan While they are now relatively commonplace in family cases, the position in respect of the appointment, qualification and duties of intermediaries in the family justice system is not clearly set out beyond what is set out in FPR r3A.1.  The Criminal Practice Directions 2015 does, however, give detailed consideration as to the...

Bilawal Khan & Kane Deitsch have joined Chambers –   Bilawal Khan “I am very pleased to have joined Guildford Chambers which has strength in all areas of civil law. I look forward to further developing my practice in areas which I already have experience in, with a particular focus on chancery, commercial and property...

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