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We are pleased to announce that Fiona Lyon joined the family team at London Bridge as a Partner on 18 May 2020.  Fiona has been working in family law for over 12 years and is an experienced and trust...

Many husbands who are currently paying spousal maintenance do not realise that they could be liable to pay a further lump sum to their former wives if the wife applies for variation of maintenance and...

This issue is particularly relevant with the impact of Covid-19 on the property market, the massive dip in value of investments, bonus expectations and financial provision generally. I had a recent...

The pandemic means that couples may have made arrangements to separate involving selling their joint home and purchasing another.  However, the housing market could not be more unpredictable with tra...

There is only one ground on which a petition for divorce may be presented to the court by either party to a marriage and that is the marriage has broken down irretrievably.  Under current law a petit...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is payable when there is a chargeable land transaction. Different rules apply for marriage and civil partnerships and certain transactions made in connection with a relat...

Laws of jurisdiction are needed to prevent people from “forum shopping” which means choosing the country which will produce the best financial outcome following divorce proceedings. These days...

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