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Family Law Archive - 2025

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GA v EL: Divorce Delays and Million-Pound Questions

After perhaps years of bashing heads with a spouse, struggling to make a marriage work, or even being too afraid to press the ‘Go’ button on divorce, when our clients do push ahead, most already want it to be over with. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 added a 20-week waiting period between initiating proceedings... Read More

Supreme Court Dismisses Wife’s Appeal in Landmark Standish v Standish Case

In the eagerly awaited landmark decision that further clarifies the treatment of matrimonial and non-matrimonial property in financial remedy proceedings, the Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the wife’s appeal in Standish v Standish. This high-profile case, involving assets exceeding £130 million, has been closely watched... Read More

Vardags Family Law Essay competition 2024/25 | Sofie Schuster

Bringing Divorce Law into the 21st Century: Reforming England and Wales’ Legal Framework Author: Sofie Schuster - King’s College London, University of London   Criticised by the Law Commission as ‘inconsistent with the rule of law’ (1) and ‘promoting dispute,’ (2) and condemned by leading... Read More

Vardags Family Law Essay competition 2024/25 | Lyubka Vesselinov

The Standing of Children in Divorce Proceedings Author: Lyubka Vesselinov - University of Law   The foundational principle of child law is the paramountcy of the child’s welfare, defined in J and Another v C and Others (1), and now contained in s 1 of the Children Act 1989. The statute gives sufficient weight to the... Read More

Vardags Family Law Essay competition 2024/25 | Grace Stone

Grace Stone - London School of Economics and Political Science How does feminist legal theory illuminate the way in which law perpetuates gendered power relations in the context of divorce proceedings, and how can it inform the development of legal reforms in this area? Gendered power relations are premised on the idea of men holding... Read More

Vardags Family Law Essay competition 2024/25 | Millie Doran

‘Born into Limbo: Is the UK’s Surrogacy Law Failing the Most Vulnerable?’ Author: Millie Doran - University of York Introduction Surrogacy, an ancient practice first documented in the Old Testament between Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar (1), has evolved with modern reproductive technologies and the changing definition of... Read More

Vardags Family Law Essay competition 2024/25 | Shann Jalaly

Does the current law on surrogacy enable smooth ascription of parental status, if not, is reform needed? Author: Shann Jalaly - University of Southampton   “What, after all, to any child, to any parent, never mind to future generations and indeed to society at large, can be more important, emotionally, psychologically,... Read More

Vardags Family Law Essay competition 2024/25 | Aisha Mukadam

‘DAPOs were an unnecessary modification of the Non-molestation Orders.’ Critically discuss and evaluate whether the court orders, in particular non-molestation orders and DAPOs, available under statute regarding domestic law go far enough to protect victims with reference to case law. Author: Aisha Mukadam - University of Salford... Read More

Vardags Family Law Essay competition 2024/25 | Shreya Mehta

Shreya Mehta - London South Bank University Transparency in Family Proceedings in the UK: Balancing Open Justice with Privacy Transparency in family court proceedings has been a long-standing and debatable issue in the UK legal system. Achieving transparency requires a delicate balance between open justice and the protection of the... Read More

Vardags Family Law Essay competition 2024/25 | Madeleine Hales

Madeleine Hales - University of Kent An ideal reform to the concept of legal parenthood The idea of legal parenthood is continuously upheld by courts as an integral part of modern family law, conferring legal status onto parents alongside rights and duties. It is a central theme of discourse on topics such as trans-parenthood, adoption... Read More
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