17/11/2011
Unmarried Couples and the Need for Reform
The Supreme Court decision this week in the case of Kernott and Jones is interesting because in making judgment both Lord Collins and Lord Wilson were critical of the continuing failure of parliament to legislate on cohabitation.
09/09/2011
Liverpool 5k Team Challenge
Berkson Globe had 2 teams entered in the RunLiverpool 5k Team Challenge Event, which took place on Sunday 4th September 2011...
24/08/2011
Pre-nuptial agreements
“Our wedding day should be one of the happiest of our life”
Little wonder then that the furthest thought from any couple’s minds is the possibility that love doesn’t last forever...
24/08/2011
How the Recession is changing the nature of Divorce Settlements
As the country stumbles along with the prospect of a “Double Dip” Recession in the offing, “middle income” families are finding that clean breaks on divorces are ever more unachievable...
24/08/2011
Highest Number of Care Cases Issued
Figures from HM Courts and Tribunals Service show that the number of care and supervision cases before the family courts has increased from around 12,000 at the start of 2009 to more than 20,000 in March 2011...
24/08/2011
Lawyers join Law Society Children’s Panel and Law Society Advanced Family Panel
Two lawyers at Berkson Globe have recently been appointed to Law Society Panels.
Haley Farrell has been appointed to the Law Society’s Children’s Panel which allows her to directly represent children involved in child-care proceedings and family disputes...
24/08/2011
Increase in Civil Partnership Dissolutions
The Office for National Statistics has revealed that Same-sex couples formed 6,385 civil partnerships (3,119 male and 3,266 female) in the UK in 2010, an increase of 1.7 per cent compared with 2009...