David Lillywhite

Do I need to provide financial disclosure as part of any mediation and if so, what does that look like? As part of our series of articles for Mediation Week, today we are looking at the issue of disclosure when addressing the financial aspect of a...

With many family lawyers now returning from summer holidays, the first lengthy statement drafted after vacation may have made you realise that your desk set-up is overdue for an upgrade. If that sounds like you, check out David Lillywhite ’s latest...

First published by FTAdviser on 31 January 2023. According to recent data from the Ministry of Justice, 33,566 applications for divorce were made between April and June 2022, the highest rate for a decade. Whether a...

First published by FTAdviser on 10 January 2023. With the UK spending much of the past few years in a ‘permacrisis’ (and with no sign that this will change any time soon), many individuals will have approached the...

We are approaching the time of the year when parents should be considering and trying to agree the arrangements for their children over the Christmas holidays. December can be stressful at the best of times, especially with the ever-present pressure to have...

Cohabiting couples are the fastest growing family type according to official figures. . Apparently the number of cohabiting couples has more than doubled between 1996 and 2016 (from 1.5 million to 3.3 million), representing 1 in 5 families who share this...

The proliferation of 'online divorce' over the last decade (from intriguing novelty to market presence) has highlighted not just a growing appetite for accessibility but also simplicity in the process. It was therefore only a matter of time before...