family and personal

The Family Law Department focuses on all aspects of law relevant to the enforcement and protection of individual’s rights in personal relationships.

The professional and support staff in the Department recognise the very personal and sensitive nature of Family Law and are committed to providing an efficient, effective and comprehensive service to our clients.

Due to the vast range of issues that impact upon Family Law practice, we have built a network of skilled professionals – including mental health practitioners, forensic accountants, financial advisors, actuaries and valuers – with whom we consult, where relevant, to enable us to tackle problems holistically on the basis of sound advice.

Family Law is a very dynamic area of practice. In recent years notable changes to legislation and common law relevant to family law have occurred. This has impacted on the rights of children, parents and partners in marriage and other relationships.

Wherever possible the members of the Family Law Department participate in conferences and seminars where developments relevant to Family Law are debated and skills and knowledge can be updated.

our services include the full spectrum of this practice area, including:

• Divorce law and interim relief;
• Parental responsibilities and rights including guardianship, care, contact and maintenance;
• Rights of fathers of children born out of wedlock (and of those children);
• Mediation in family law disputes;
• Cohabitation agreements and resolution of disputes resulting from co-habitation;
• Rights of same-sex couples and related matters;
• Domestic violence;
• Matrimonial property law, including antenuptial contracts and changes in matrimonial property regimes;
• The Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction;
• Enforcement of orders relating to family law matters; and
• Relocation and child mobility.