Holly Hickman - Inns of Court College of Advocacy ("ICCA"), London When Conventions Collide: applications under the 1980 Hague Convention and the 1951 Refugee Convention. Cases involving international families are complex, often involve opposing interests and engage conflicting statutory regimes. This essay will address the... Read More
Umar Majeed - University of Warwick Financial Empathy: Private Remedies for Navigating Divorce Challenges Introductory Remarks: This essay will consider the necessity of “financial empathy” within family law cases, what this means for the law and how there are certain disparities and gaps in equity found in... Read More
Francesca Jackson - Lancaster University Sensing the opportunity: why the time is ripe for the UK to grant legal rights to cohabitating couples Introduction For law students up and down the country, one of the most surprising things they will learn on their undergraduate degree is the lack of legal... Read More
Jazmine Aissi-Agbangla - University of Leicester “Does the law adequately explain the English and Welsh divorce trend?” By Jazmine Aissi-Agbangla There are two ways to dissolve the matrimonial unit. The first is the death of one of the spouses, and the second and more controversial one is divorce. Divorce is the... Read More
Butta Singh - Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University Fatehgarh sahib, Punjab, India Exploring the impact of digital technology on family law proceedings in England and Wales. Digital technology has significantly reshaped family law proceedings in England and Wales, ushering in a new era that demands a nuanced... Read More
Josiah Wamwere-Njoroge - Kenya School of Law BRIDGING THE MARRIAGE DIVIDE: NAVIGATING LEGAL PLURALISM AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION IN ENGLAND’S MUSLIM COMMUNITIES ABSTRACT This essay analyzes the complex legal implications surrounding unregistered Muslim marriages in England. It explores relevant case law... Read More
Sarah Makinson - Edge Hill University No-Fault Divorce: A Socio-Legal Analysis on the Impact of Increased Accessibility to Divorce Introduction The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (DDSA) 2020 signified a notable transformation of divorce law in England and Wales. A multitude of slow-changing legislation throughout... Read More
Olivia Clouting - Durham University Financial Support for children and young adults of divorced or separated parents There are two aspects to the notion of ‘law’: the statute and the practice. A strong grounding in statute will provide a strong practice. However, it may be that statute can provide all... Read More
Poppy Evans - Durham University ‘If the saga of civil partnership reform has taught us anything, it’s that marriage should be abolished.’ Discuss. Introduction Over the past twenty years, there has been much disagreement among scholars surrounding civil partnership and the institution of marriage. Many... Read More
Jamie-lee Hawkes - Liverpool John Moores University This essay will discuss whether proposals to reform the Human Rights Act 1998(HRA) will weaken children’s rights. It will be argued that the reforms will weaken children’s rights through the discussion of the proposed reform of a permission stage and how that... Read More