Archive of: 2020

We respect our clients and honour the trust they place in handling their family law matters. As such we take great care to safeguard client data and have a robust data protection policy and risk assessment in place.

The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory have stated that: “The coronavirus crisis and social distancing pose immediate challenges to the family courts’ ways of working”.

We will ask for proof of identification prior to working with you, to check your name, address and date of birth, using photographic identity documents and proof of residential address.

As part of the drive to return to face-to-face court settings where necessary, following COVID-19 lockdown, screens for juries have been installed in one courtroom in Leeds and three in Liverpool.

When looking at fair solutions for financial settlements in divorce or separation cases, we ask for 12 months bank statements for each account. This is also necessary to meet Anti-Money Laundering obligations.

Family Law has long been concerned with including children’s needs when establishing living or contact arrangements. We focus on creating positive, safe, fair, amicable and bright future arrangements between children and their separated or divorced parents, who may be co-parenting.

From 1st September of this year it is important to consider the ‘voice of the child’ in family mediation cases. We are experienced and able to offer child inclusive mediation, including direct consultation with children, where parents wish and agree.