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Abigail Reading discusses the Cohabitation Rights Bill: welcome reform, with room for improvement

On 5 June 2026 the government published its draft Cohabitation Rights Bill alongside a detailed consultation… Read Article

Associate Spotlight: Poppy Holmes

Our Associate Spotlight turns the focus to the brilliant Associates at Dawson Cornwell. Here we highlight… Read Article

Naomi Angell spoke at the CoramBAAF annual lecture on recent research concerning children and young people

On 28 April, Naomi Angell who has recently joined Dawson Cornwell as a consultant, spoke at a… Read Article

Associate Spotlight: Sacha Lee

Our Associate Spotlight turns the focus to the brilliant Associates at Dawson Cornwell. Here we highlight… Read Article

Carolina Marín Pedreño discusses new emerging jurisdictions in international surrogacy: Mexico and Colombia

Surrogacy, the arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a child for another person or… Read Article

Kirsty Henderson discusses After the Ink Dries: Life Beyond Your Prenup

When entering into marriage, it is important to take practical steps to preserve the integrity of… Read Article

Associate Spotlight: Kelly Harwood

Our Associate Spotlight turns the focus to the brilliant Associates at Dawson Cornwell. Here we highlight… Read Article

Associate Spotlight: Kate Brett

Our Associate Spotlight turns the focus to the brilliant Associates at Dawson Cornwell. Here we highlight… Read Article

Associate Spotlight: Aysel Akhundova

Our Associate Spotlight turns the focus to the brilliant Associates at Dawson Cornwell. Here we highlight… Read Article

Associate Spotlight: Floriane Laruelle

Our Associate Spotlight turns the focus to the brilliant Associates at Dawson Cornwell. Here we highlight… Read Article

Navigating the Summer Holidays after Separation: A Family Lawyer’s Guide, explained by Aysel Akhundova

As the summer holidays near, family lawyers brace themselves and courts see a surge in urgent… Read Article

What can an intern expect from a family law work placement at Dawson Cornwell?

For many years Dawson Cornwell has operated a work experience scheme for undergraduates and postgraduates, primarily… Read Article

Transparency: Poppy Holmes discusses the importance of the family courts operating under a balance between transparency and privacy for parties

Introduction Transparency is a hot topic in family law circles. This is essentially the idea that… Read Article

Forum Shah and Gemma Adams discuss the recent main and sentencing judgments in their case: Samira Addou v Sidali Bennabi [2024] EWHC 2702 (Fam) (25 October 2024) before Mr Justice Peel

Partner, Forum Shah and Associate, Gemma Adams, instructing Mani Basi of 4PB represented the mother, Samira… Read Article

Domestic Abuse Protection Orders: Sacha Lee Provides an Update

Further to Carolina Marin Pedreño’s and Sacha Lee’s article regarding the Pilot Practice Direction on Domestic… Read Article

Vaccinations: Sacha Lee provides a helpful reminder to parents preparing for the summer holidays

The summer school holidays are almost upon us which means that many parents will be planning… Read Article

Shabina Begum recalls her journey on the pro bono legal team on the one year anniversary of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022

I was part of the pro bono legal team which drafted the Marriage and Civil Partnership… Read Article

Amy Rowe explains how family mediation can help separating couples

The process of separating is difficult for any couple, but family mediation can help separating couples… Read Article

Aysel Akhundova explains Co-Parenting in the Digital Age: The Rise of Co-Parenting Apps

In an age of instant communication and digital connectivity, co-parenting relationships are evolving with the rise… Read Article

Sacha Lee attended the ASIME (Asociación de profesionales contra la Sustracción Internacional de Menores en España) congress in Malaga, Spain

From 22-24 November 2023, Sacha Lee attended the ASIME (Asociación de profesionales contra la Sustracción Internacional… Read Article

Gemma Adams provides a helpful reminder of why you must not record court hearings – and what the repercussions could be

What is the legal framework that states I cannot record hearings in family proceedings? There are… Read Article

Gemma Adams discusses when the court will intervene under the inherent jurisdiction in respect of a forename change to a child in care

In the recent case of C (Change of Forename: Child in Care), Re [2023] EWHC 2813… Read Article

Amy Rowe and Sacha Lee explain Parental Responsibility and school clubs, school trips or extracurricular activities

Back to school season is upon us and, for many children, this means a return to… Read Article

Forum Shah advises what swift steps should be taken if a child has been retained in another country after the summer holidays

Summer has been and gone in a flash. Minds are now turning to the back to… Read Article

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