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Welcome to Mediation Week! As part of Mediation Week we will be posting an article every day to provide more information about this form of alternate dispute resolution. Burgess Mee has a significant ADR offering and five trained mediators – Kirsty...
We are used to people oversharing on social media but if you are not “that” person, the thought of telling friends and family that your relationship has come to an end can be daunting. Everyone will have your best interests at heart, but the idea...
It is being reported in the press that Kevin Costner and his former wife’s divorce settlement has been decided by a judge in Santa Barbara. Reports say that the judge decided that they should be held to the terms of their prenuptial agreement which was...
First published by What Investmen t on 8 February 2022. Relationship break ups need not be hard to do - Kay Ingram advises on finances on finances including pensions, property, and debt. Marriage in England...
With the new year comes a renewed focus on aims and objectives for the year ahead. In addition to thinking about holiday plans and home renovation projects, attention can be turned to ‘relationship goals’. One question the Burgess Mee team is...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent interview with Oprah brought up many issues, one of which was whether they enjoyed a valid marriage ceremony before their much-publicised wedding in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Meghan stated that...
The recent Supreme Court decision in Villiers v Villiers [2020] UKSC 30 has raised the issue of spousal maintenance claims in England and Wales in the national press once again. The English courts are already generally viewed as a generous forum for...
The end of a relationship, however it arrives, normally generates some sense of loss. It can take some time for clients to feel ready to speak to a solicitor about the practical reality of untangling their lives from their former partner. When they do feel...
The turn of the new year saw the introduction of civil partnership for opposite sex couples for the first time. While this was a welcome, progressive change, the huge gulf in the law which exists for couples who choose to live together, without registering...
The relationship between Scotland and England has always been a tumultuous one, but history tells us the two nations are more alike than either would care to admit. There was indyref followed by brexit which has prompted talk of indyref2 then to...
