Delays in pension valuations for members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme are stalling divorce settlements, leaving countless individuals in financial and emotional limbo, says Adam Maguire, partner in the Family Law team at Clarke Willmott.
Chris Longbottom, national family law team manager and partner at Clarke Willmott in Manchester, has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Private Client Lawyer of the Year’ award at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards.
‘Divorce Day’ is supposedly the day of the year when the most divorces are started each year. Our Family law team explains that this is the myth created by the media.
Jana started working in Clarke Willmott in 2014 and began her CILEX studies and developed a passion for family law. Jana joined the family team in 2021 and successfully qualified in February 2024, earning her position as a newly qualified Chartered Legal Executive within the team.
Christmas being ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ can weigh heavily on parents who have to make difficult decisions about how to divide their children’s time between both parents, and wider family, over Christmas.
Abigail is a solicitor in our commercial property team specialising in landlord and tenant matters, acting for a variety of clients in connection with asset management as well as freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals.
Expert family lawyer, Hannah Livesey, has called on the Labour government to honour its commitment to reform protections for cohabiting couples who split up.
As news outlets continue to cover Jennifer Lopez’s high-profile divorce from Ben Affleck, a specialist lawyer says the success of the upcoming process will all depend on the legal preparations put in place by the couple’s legal team before or during the marriage.
As Emmerdale’s coercive control storyline draws towards a conclusion, leading law firm Clarke Willmott has praised the TV soap for highlighting this serious and complex area of domestic abuse.
