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15.04.2020

Frances Hughes participates in Spear’s webinar on divorce in times of coronavirus and the essence of a successful divorce

The Covid-19 crisis has made the complicated process of navigating the family co…


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24.02.2020

How to best manage a divorce with an international dimension

Divorces with an international dimension often have added degrees of complexity.…


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18.02.2020

Renato Labi comments in Metro on the importance of cohabitation agreements

Sharing a home comes with its own challenges. With that in mind, there is a new …


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6.02.2020

Renato Labi speaks at the Trusts in Litigation conference

Renato Labi, will be speaking at this year’s Trusts in Litigation conferen…


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6.02.2020

Mark Harper speaks at IFSEA’s inaugural international conference

Partner Mark Harper moderated a session on international pre-nup and post-nup ar…


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29.01.2020

Mark Harper speaks at the Wealth Advisors Forum

Mark Harper, will be speaking at this year’s Wealth Advisors Forum, taking…


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6.01.2020

Renato Labi comments in the Evening Standard in relation to ministers reviving plans to introduce no-fault divorce

No-fault divorce law is welcome. Ministers have revived plans to introduce no-fa…


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16.10.2019

Alex Carruthers comments in The Times on the use of private investigators’ services

Sherlock may have finished its wildly popular BBC run nearly three years ago, bu…


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26.09.2019

Pauline Fowler contributes to the recently launched Pensions Advisory Group (PAG) Guide, following a 2-year multi- disciplinary project

Pauline also commented in New Law Journal on the challenges in addressing pens…


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12.07.2019

HFC top-ranked in Chambers HNW 2019 for Family/Matrimonial Law

HFC has again retained its Band 1 ranking for Family/Matrimonial Law in the Cham…


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13.05.2019

Why speed matters when deciding where to file for divorce

An article for The Brief last week argued strongly that separating spouses sho…


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17.04.2019

Pauline Fowler comments in Bloomberg on how no-fault divorce reforms may make divorce easier

London courts have long been home to some of the world’s most expensive and ac…


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9.04.2019

Mark Harper interviewed by BBC News on the government announcing plans to implement no-fault divorce law

Mark Harper has been interviewed by BBC News on the government announcing plan…


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8.04.2019

Alex Carruthers comments in Family Law Week on Justice Mostyn’s decision to ignore a pre-nuptial agreement in the divorce of cosmetics heiress

Mr Justice Mostyn decided to ignore a pre-nuptial agreement between the parties …


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11.02.2019

Alex Carruthers comments in Family Law Week as Justice Secretary pledges divorce law reform in next parliamentary session

The Justice Secretary, David Gauke, has committed the government to reforming di…


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23.01.2019

Does conduct matter in a divorce settlement?

The couple at the centre of international media attention are Jeff Bezos, who fo…


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12.11.2018

Alex Carruthers comments in The Law Society Gazette as Dubai court ignores UK High Court order for oligarch to hand over £350mn yacht to ex-wife

A Sharia court in Dubai has ignored an order from the High Court that oligarch F…


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5.10.2018

Frances Hughes comments in Family Law on civil partnerships being extended to mixed-sex couples

The Government has announced its intention to introduce civil partnerships for h…


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26.09.2018

Unhappy with your foreign divorce? Irina Abramovich isn’t

Shortly before his arrest, Oscar Wilde watched the premier of his latest comic p…


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