News & Events: Mark Ablett
Child maintenance in the Family Court
This article by Mark Ablett considers the current state of play in relation to child maintenance in the Family Court following Mostyn J’s judgment in James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam) and the creation of his ‘Adjusted Formula Methodology’. The article touches on when the Family Court has jurisdiction at all, versus the usual […]
Cohabitation Law Reform
Host Mark Ablett is joined by Graeme Fraser (BBS Law) and Victoria Clarke (Elite Law) to discuss Resolution’s Vision for Family Justice, in particular those elements affecting cohabiting couples. Both Graeme and Victoria sit on the Resolution Cohabitation Committee and it will quickly become apparent to listeners what they think of the current state of […]
How to prepare and win cohabitee claims as quickly as possible
Please join us for an interactive and informative workshop, where members of Pump Court’s inheritance mediation team will consider the practical tips and tactics when mediating TLATA claims. The session, Chaired by Leslie Samuels KC, will cover the following topics: TLATA Claims: Important First Steps – Tara Lyons (slides); Dispute Resolution and Arbitration – Helen […]
Nesting in Child Arrangements Cases
Join Mark Ablett for an enlightening chat with Pump Court’s Cordelia Williams about the rise in the practice of nesting in child arrangements cases, as reported by the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/15/birdnesting-divorcing-couples-family-home-turns-children The pod looks at the pros and cons (mainly cons…) of the arrangement, for both children and parents, considering the one recent reported decision on […]
Transparency and Anonymity in Financial Remedy Proceedings
Simon Purkis of Pump Court Chambers joins host Mark Ablett to talk through the recent move away from anonymity in financial remedy proceedings, at least before certain judges as well as the forthcoming report of the Transparency Implementation Group. Simon covers the law in broad detail as well as giving his views on where the […]
NFTs in family law
A recent talk to the IBA conference in Miami mandated that all lawyers must be familiar with cryptocurrency, and that surely must include NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Sound like gibberish? Well look no further, because Samara Brackley of Pump Court will tell you all about them and how the court is likely to treat NFTs […]
Cazalet v Abu-Zalaf
Host Mark Ablett is joined by Sara Hannell, managing partner of Alexiou Fisher Phillips solicitors, to talk about her very recent case of Olga Cazalet v Walid Abu-Zalaf [2022] EWFC 119. This is a fascinating case where the applicant wife sought to rescind a 9 year old Decree Nisi on the basis of alleged reconciliation, […]
Coercive and controlling behaviour (together and separately!)
Catherine Ellis joins host Mark Ablett to discuss coercive behaviour, controlling behaviour and coercive controlling behaviour in the context of private children proceedings. Catherine talks Mark through how we define and identify such behaviour, noting the frequent difficulties for victims in doing so. In circumstances where the guidance is far from definitive, Catherine gives her […]
Annual Family Finance Update – Wednesday 14th September 2022
Pump Court Chambers, IBB Law and Arbuthnot Latham & Co are pleased to invite you to our Annual Family Finance Update on Wednesday 14th September 2022 registration from 6:00pm until late at the 5-star Connaught Hotel, Carlos Place, London, W1K 2AL. This year, the finance update will be delivered by Tara Lyons. This will be followed by a lively debate, […]
Short marriages in financial remedies
Sadie Glover of BP Collins solicitors joins host Mark Ablett to discuss her new book, A Practical Guide to Short Marriages for Family Lawyers. Sadie and Mark discuss in outline the issues financial remedies practitioners face when dealing short marriages and how the court’s approach may differ to a longer marriage. Sadie also gives an […]
Reporting Restrictions & Transparency in Financial Remedy Proceedings
Reporting Restrictions & Transparency in Financial Remedy Proceedings with Mark Ablett is now available on demand from MBL. Fresh from Mostyn J’s judgments in Xanothopoulos v Rakshina and Gallagher (No 1), this webinar will consider the issue of anonymity in financial remedy proceedings. As Mostyn J’s further judgment in XZ v YZ/Gallagher has demonstrated, family […]
Occupation orders and possession proceedings
Oliver Foy of Pump Court joins host Mark Ablett to discuss the interrelation between occupation orders and possession proceedings. This is a particularly important area to consider when advising unmarried cohabitants who occupy a property in the sole name of one party, without a declaration of trust in place. Oliver talks Mark through licences and […]
