Latest ONS marriage statistics: David Thompson Features in The Telegraph
Family Partner, David Thompson, has been featured in The Telegraph, discussing the meaning behind the latest ONS statistics on marriage and civil partnerships. In the article, which examines the latest findings from the ONS in relation to marriages, cohabitation and civil partnership, David shares his insights. David explained that the latest figures, which show a […]
Seddons Grows Family Practice with the Addition of Partner David Thompson
Seddons is excited to welcome David Thompson as a Partner in the Family team. David joins Seddons with more than 20 years’ experience in family law, specialising in financial work and aspects of childcare, including custody and adoption. David is a qualified mediator and collaborative lawyer and aims to settle matters in a non-litigious manner. […]
Divorce Day: Neil Russell appears on LBC with Nick Ferrari
The first working Monday of the year has become known as Divorce Day as it typically brings a high volume of divorce queries to family lawyers. Seddons’ Head of Family, Neil Russell, joined Nick Ferrari on LBC to discuss Divorce Day and the impact of the current financial squeeze on divorce rates. You can listen […]
Neil Russell Joins Matt Frei on LBC
Head of Family, Neil Russell, joined Matt Frei on LBC to discuss the legal rights of grandparents following the case of Alex Batty, the 17-year-old who was recently found in France after disappearing six years ago with his mother and grandfather. You can listen to the full clip here.
Neil Russell Features in The Guardian
Head of Family, Neil Russell, has been featured in an article in The Guardian that focuses on the current cost of living crisis in the UK and how it, along with other financial pressures, impact divorce trends. In the article, Neil shares his insights from past client work, in which he has frequently discussed the […]
It’s all in a single word…
When can a marriage be said to have been ‘solemnised’? What is the precise meaning of that word? That was the essential question before the court in the recent case of M v B, the title and parties in which we are anonymising, in particular because one of them is a minor. The case arose […]
Family Partner Catherine Hancock Features in Financial Times
Family Partner Catherine Hancock discusses rights of cohabitees in response to a reader’s question in the Financial Times. “My partner and I have been in a relationship for 10 years and have lived together for five. My partner is the sole owner of our house, but I help make mortgage payments and we combine our […]
King’s Speech Heralds Fresh Wave of Leasehold Reform
In the first King’s Speech for over 70 years, King Charles III set out the measures that his government intends to bring forward in this session of parliament. Amongst those measures, it was announced that the government was to embark on further leasehold reform designed to make enfranchisement claims simpler and cheaper Whilst the draft […]
No End to No Fault Delay
Set out in the Conservative 2019 manifesto, the Renters (Reform) Bill (the “Bill”) promised to be one of the most significant changes to the private rental market in over 30 years and is designed to bring about a fairer private rental sector to meet ‘basic decency standards’. The changes envisaged included abolishing the ‘no fault […]
Seddons Ranked in eprivateclient’s Top Family Law Firms 2023
Seddons is delighted to have been listed by eprivateclient as a Top Family Law Firm for 2023. Eprivateclient’s guide provides a detailed list of the leading law firms providing family law advice in the UK. To see the full article and rankings, please click here (£).