LAW2024 Online: Family Law (Spring)

This event includes:

• A high quality 4 x 1 hour pre-recorded video and audio broadcast (topic titles are listed below)
• Q&A – watch the 1 hour recording of the “Shape The Debate” Q&A session with the speakers. This is your opportunity to hear our experts answering attendee questions on both the pre-recorded content and general day to day Family Law issues
• LAW2024 Online: Family Law Exhibition – claim an additional hour of CPD, via a choice of webinar from our Webinar Learning Library worth £35+VAT
  
  

Topics covered are:

Developments in dealing with Conduct in Financial Remedy Cases

Presented by Elissa Da Costa-Waldman

This session looks at the different types of conduct situations considered in OG v AG and then analyses the guidance provided by Peel J in Tsvetkov -v- Khayrova [2023] EWFC 130 with attention on the circumstances in which misconduct could affect a substantive award in financial remedy proceedings. Guidance is also provided on procedure and case management of financial remedy cases. In addition, consideration is given to anonymisation of judgments and the categories of cases in which publication is more likely to occur.

Schedule 1 Children Act 1989 and High Net Worth Parents

Presented by Elissa Da Costa-Waldman

This session will consider the practice and procedure on making applications pursuant to Schedule 1 Children Act 1989 including who may make the application and what such applications cover. As well as the overview of the law, there will be extensive coverage of the recent case of Stacey v McNicholas which questioned whether ‘rent’ could be paid under Schedule 1 pending receipt of a lump sum capital payment under the Act.

Personal Protections Injunctions - Civil and Criminal Enforcement and Options

Presented by Safda Mahmood

This session will cover exploring the various injunctions for personal protection and the enforcement of such orders.

It will cover the following matters:

• Non-molestation and occupation orders
• Orders available
• Availability of remedies - civil and criminal options
• Breach of such orders/undertakings
• Committal proceedings
• Enforcement of exclusion provisions attached to molestation orders
• Criminal sanctions and use of Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims of Act 2004
• Powers of court on committal
• Civil remedies

Marital Breakdown – What are the various options?

Presented by Safda Mahmood

This session will cover:

• What are the various options that a client needs to be advised on?
• Divorce – Running cases under no - fault
• Nullity – Whare grounds may be used?
• Judicial (Separation) - When is this relevant?
• Service Options and the 20 Week Period
• Alternative methods of service
• Can a divorce be disputed?
• Current Developments and updates