News & Events: Family Finance
No Fault Divorce
No-fault divorce delayed but set to arrive in the UK in April 2022 with many calling it the biggest change to divorce law in England and Wales for over 50 years. It is a movement that started back in 1996 with the repealed Family Law Act, culminating with the Divorce Dissolution and Separation bill gaining Royal Assent […]
McCloud & Public Sector Pensions
In this latest family law webinar McCloud and Public Sector Pensions, Jack Rundall provides a valuable and in-depth update for all practitioners. The judgment in The Lord Chancellor & Anor v McCloud & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 2844 is forcing the government to unravel years of public sector pension reforms on the grounds of age discrimination and will impact millions […]
Muslim women’s rights are being abused by Sharia Councils upon divorce
Pressure is being placed on the UK government to make it a legal requirement for Muslim couples to register their marriages civilly before or at the same time as their religious ceremony. This will ensure women’s fundamental rights are preserved upon divorce and Sharia councils operate within the law writes Hilary Lennox, Barrister from Pump […]
COVID-19 as a Barder Event and Generally as Grounds for Variation Webinar
In COVID-19 as a Barder Event and Generally as Grounds for Variation, Mark Ablett reviews notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of the key issues and update delegates on law, practice and procedure in this uncertain world. To access a copy of the slides which […]
Business valuations in financial remedy proceedings
For our final episode of the season, Tara Lyons is joined by forensic accountant Nick White of Nick White Divorce Accountants for a fascinating talk on business valuations in financial remedies proceedings. To download please click here.
Cost Awards in Financial Remedy Cases Webinar
In ‘Cost Awards in Financial Remedy Cases’ Annie Ward reviews notable recent decisions and provides practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key issues and update delegates on law, practice and procedure. Topics include: a) Costs in financial remedies applications b) When to make an offer c) What […]
When Court of Protection meets financial remedies
Jennifer Lee of Pump Court joins host Tara Lyons to provide an outline of some of the headline issues that may arise where Court of Protection considerations come into the realm of financial remedies. Jennifer talks capacity in all its various forms and outlines some of the key case law to which a practitioner would need […]
Cost Awards in Financial Remedy Cases
Pump Court Chambers Family Finance team are pleased to announce our annual round of webinars, providing a valuable and in-depth update seminar for all practitioners at intensive lunch time sessions. In ‘Cost Awards in Financial Remedy Cases’ Annie Ward will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up […]
Financial Remedies Update
Pump Court Chambers Family Team is pleased to invite you to our forthcoming Financial Remedies Update Webinar. At this lunch time session Richard Hall will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key issues and update delegates on law, practice and procedure. […]
COVID-19 as a Barder Event and Generally as Grounds for Variation
Pump Court Chambers Family Team is pleased to invite you to our forthcoming webinar ‘COVID-19 as a Barder Event and Generally as Grounds for Variation‘. In this lunch time webinar Mark Ablett will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of the key issues […]
Arbitration For The Uninitiated –
Imogen Robins supports arbitration wholeheartedly. She has acted for clients in financial arbitration. This talk will look at recent developments in case law, in particular, Haley v Haley [2020] EWCA Civ 1369, [2021] 2WLR 357. It is intended to demystify the process and give those new to this area a toolkit, to ensure they are confident when […]
McCloud and Public Sector Pensions
Pump Court Chambers Family Team is pleased to invite you to our forthcoming webinar ‘McCloud and Public Sector Pensions‘. Jack Rundall will provide a valuable and in-depth update for all practitioners at this lunch time webinar. The judgment in McCloud is forcing the government to unravel years of public sector pension reforms on the grounds of age discrimination and […]
