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Bundled off (From Solicitors Journal)

From my latest “Family Business” column in Solicitors Journal. Bundled off It’s a new dawn and Marilyn Stowe is feeling good about a future where digital files will replace bundles in court A few years ago a judge walked into the High …

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The Experts: Will the truth ever out post-Imerman?

This is a slightly expanded version of my latest post for The Times, which appears on The Experts blog today. It has now been more than a year since the landmark Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Imerman v Tchenguiz. The decision, condemned …

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Cohabitation on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour

I appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, alongside Harry Benson of the Bristol Community Family Trust, to discuss cohabitation and the Government’s abandonment of plans to give cohabiting couples greater legal protection.

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Generation gap (From Solicitors Journal)

Here in the office, it’s trainee interview time. This year we are looking to take on three new trainees: chicken feed compared to the numbers taken on by large London commercial firms but, like them, we are looking for high-calibre candidates with the ability to think on their feet.

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Overheard at the lawyer’s office…

Next week a “sound work” called Audio Obscura opens at St. Pancras rail station in London. Armed with headphones, participants enter the crowd. As they pass through the station, they “overhear” fragments of conversations and stories going on around them.

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Announcing the Summer Competition winner: what next for the Chocolate Box Family?

Earlier this month I gave you, my readers, a fictional scenario.  I described a family falling apart at the seams, and asked what advice you would give them. Could this marriage be saved and if so, how? If Tom and Gwen divorced, what would a fair …

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A new look for Family Lore

Family Lore has had something of a makeover. Yesterday I was admiring the new header, which resembles a family law version of the Have I Got News For You opening credits. It features  everything and everyone, from Lord Justice Munby and Katrin …

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Only fools and clients (From Solicitors Journal)

With my recent Roman holiday in mind, together with my concern for litigants in person who may not be able to afford legal representation or believe they can do as a good a job as a lawyer, what follows is my latest column for Solicitors Journal.

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From Florence to the Court of Appeal

Today I have returned to the office after a fortnight’s holiday in Italy. I haven’t taken such a lengthy break in a couple of years. We spent a week away at Easter, but for me the time was overshadowed by a tragic event. It also turned to be a …

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Roman Holiday

Situated just outside Rome, a respectful distance from two seaside resorts where Romans come to escape the heat of the city, La Posta Vecchia was built in the 17th century on the ruins of a Roman villa.

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About Marilyn

Marilyn Stowe is the senior partner in Stowe Family Law, which has offices in Yorkshire, Cheshire and London. With more than 25 years’ experience handling divorce cases and family law proceedings she is regarded as one of the most formidable and sought after divorce lawyers in the UK.

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Note

I write for the benefit of those who are experiencing family breakdown and for fellow family law professionals. Please note that all persons mentioned in the scenarios are fictitious: details have been deliberately changed in order to protect identities and other confidential circumstances of my clients.

Please also note the advice I give in each scenario must not be relied upon by anyone reading my blog. You must always take your own legal advice as your circumstances may be different and English family law is continually changing.

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