Let’s start with the basics – what is parental responsibility? Following separation, many parents struggle to grasp the concept of parental responsibility and what it means in legal and practical terms when both parents have it and can separately exercise the legal powers it confers upon them during their time with the child. When this...Read More

The “Carrot and the Stick” – Is my spouse or partner obliged to negotiate and if so, how? The “Carrot and the Stick” – Is my spouse or partner obliged to negotiate and if so, how? Emily Kozien-Colyer Legal Director at Manders Law takes a look at why non-court dispute resolution (NCDR) matters within divorce...Read More

Trainee Solicitor Izzie Denison is here to provide some useful guidance. Izzie Denison, Trainee Solicitor How things were: “The courts cannot compel parties to attend alternative dispute resolution”, read one of the cue cards I flurried through in my preparations for my SQE1 exams last year. Now, things are changing. Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County...Read More