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Dividing up your finances in a separation or divorce situation is one of the biggest financial decisions you may make in your life. It can be difficult to weigh up the options that are being put before you and the advice that you are receiving. In England, we have a discretionary system and there are a range of reasonable orders that a Court can make. When solicitors give advice they do so in...

As a contentious trust and probate practitioner I have come to understand how emotive the whole issue of inheritance is. Should your parents leave their worldly wealth to you? What provision should you make for your second time spouse in preference to the children of your first marriage? Should you treat your children equally? Should you prefer charities or close friends over family?

These are...

Coping with divorce or separation in isolation is hard enough. Adding parental responsibility to the equation, only serves to exacerbate the stress, anxiety and uncertainty even further. Not only are you confronted by the turbulence of your own emotions, ranging from extremes of guilt, anger and sadness, but your children might also be enduring those exact same emotions as you. Like you,...

Incredibly, there are more mobile phones in existence than people in the world! We unequivocally live in a smartphone society and, as a result, it couldn’t be easier to take a cheeky picture or covertly record whatever is happening around you. An important and interesting question, however, arises in relation to family law proceedings about the admissibility of such covert recordings and...

Yesterday in the House of Commons the Labour MP for Canterbury, Rosie Duffield, received a standing ovation after telling MPs of her own domestic abuse recounting tearfully experiences of coercive control.

Domestic abuse can happen to anyone in any walk of life. Statistics show that almost 2 million adults in England and Wales are thought to be victims of domestic abuse every year. Many...

Claire, tell us about the importance of BookFest for TWM Solicitors?

BookFest is an opportunity for TWM to strengthen links with the Wimbledon community by our involvement in one of the premier events in the Wimbledon calendar. Working with the communities in which the seven TWM offices are located is a key part of the ethos of TWM. Our links with BookFest are now an integral part of our ties...

If you have divorced in England and Wales, or know someone who has divorced, then there is a good chance that one party would have been blamed for the breakdown of the marriage, be it “unreasonable behaviour” in some form or adultery. Sadly, this would have undoubtedly increased the conflict between the parties and caused unnecessary animosity and stress.

You may find yourself in a...

Whether you love or despise them, Pre-Nuptial Agreements (Pre-Nups) are on the rise, especially amongst people who have amassed considerable wealth, or who are from a wealthy family who demand the family silver be protected! We are also increasingly helping clients with Pre-Nups who are marrying for a second time and/or have children from earlier relationships that they wish to protect...

Though perhaps not reflecting the views of millions of people up and down the country, in the property world at least, the High Court has held that Brexit is not a frustrating event.

In Canary Wharf (BP4) 1 Limited and Others v European Medicines Agency [2019] EWHC 335 (Ch), the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) sought a declaration from the court that Brexit would frustrate its 25...

Giving thought to how best to use your annual tax exemptions now means that later in the year, you can benefit from all the appropriate exemptions and reliefs that are available to you. You will avoid having to rush things when 5 April looms, or worse, finding then that you are not in a position to make the most of your tax free allowances.

You may have seen reports that the Office of Tax...