The Financial Dispute Resolution Appointment, also called FDR Hearing, is usually the second stage of the three-stage process in cases in which the Court is dealing with an application for financial ...

This case builds on case law relating to the responsibilities of companies and their legal obligations to address environmental harm overseas. The UK Court of Appeal has handed down its most recent ...

Weightmans’ director of product and innovation, Catriona Wolfenden, has been included in The Lawyer Hot 100 2025 list. The Hot 100 recognises and celebrates the UK’s most adventurous, most innovative ...

This is usually the first hearing within proceedings which have been brought in the Family Court under the Children Act 1989. Proceedings may have been brought for a Child Arrangements Order, a ...

Spousal maintenance can be an important feature when reaching a financial settlement. In divorce and dissolution of civil partnership cases, it is one way a court can address a financial disparity ...

An update on the changes to Death in Service Benefits. Payment of a lump sum following the death of an employee is a highly valued benefit. In this Insight, we address recent developments, ...

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