We have written previously predicting that the current Covid-19 lockdown measures would lead to an increase in domestic violence cases . Refuge, the domestic abuse charity, had already reported a 25% increase in phone calls and online requests for help in the first two weeks of the restrictions, as well as a huge increase in…
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April 30, 2020
April 24, 2020
A new online service launched by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) allows separated parents and their legal representatives the option to apply to the court digitally in order to determine child arrangements. Until now, applications could only be submitted on paper with applicants often having to submit paperwork exceeding 30 pages. Postal delays and…
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April 24, 2020
Relate, the charity which is the largest provider of counselling and support in the UK, has published a report into the effects on relationships of the current lockdown measures. In the report the CEO of Relate, Aidan Jones, warns of a “post-lockdown relationship reckoning”, as tensions between couples or family members which have been hidden…
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April 22, 2020
The country seems to be slowly edging towards the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak, as lockdown and social distancing measures gradually begin to stop the spread of the disease. The consequences of the pandemic have been terrible for individuals and for the country, but already thoughts are turning to re-starting the economy and easing mobility…
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April 21, 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the huge impact it is having on both commercial landlords and tenants we are extending our monthly commercial property legal clinic and are offering free daily telephone appointment slots for the foreseeable future. Commercial Property solicitor Osman Dervish will try and answer any questions you have regarding your legal…
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April 14, 2020
In our recent article, Child contact arrangments and Covid-19, we wrote about the irony of divorced parents with custody of their children now having difficulty in persuading their ex-spouse to do their fair share of childcare during the coronavirus outbreak. With schools closed and grand-parents self-isolating, many parents with custody are finding it impossible to…
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April 14, 2020
It is with great sadness that we announce that our friend and colleague George Selvarajan has passed away. We are very grateful to him for his contribution to the firm in recent years as a consultant. He was always happy to share his extensive legal knowledge, local connections and…
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April 10, 2020
It is hard to put a positive slant on the residential property market during the coronavirus lockdown. Sales had been strong in the first three months of the year, after the uncertainties around Brexit and December’s general election had been resolved. Now the current advice from the government regarding moving house is effectively to avoid…
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April 7, 2020
Sadly the predictions and fears raised in our recent article, Covid 19 Leads to an Increase in Domestic Violence, linking the COVID-19 lockdown to an increase in domestic violence have proved to be correct. In the last two weeks Refuge, the charity which campaigns against domestic abuse and violence, has reported a 25% increase in…
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April 6, 2020
With the UK on lockdown and the current restrictions on social mobility, welfare groups across the country, as well as charities, social services and the police are focusing their attention on violence in the home. Millions of family members are being forced to live in close contact with each other, often with little in the…
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