Draft Domestic Abuse Bill is Published. There is growing evidence that family court proceedings can be used by perpetrators of abuse to try and coerce or manipulate their former partner. Proceedings can provide an opportunity to use the children, or…
As you may have seen in the media very recently, 'No fault' divorce is set to become law. Last year we published a blog on the well publicised case of Owens v Owens; highlighting the need for divorce reform. Resolution,…
By Kelly Willmott The media have recently gone into a frenzy as Jeff Bezos announced on Twitter that he is to divorce his Wife, Mackenzie, after 25 years of marriage. Whilst Bezos’ company Amazon was built up during the marriage,…
January – the divorce month? By Family Law Solicitor Kelly Willmott For many, January well and truly represents the mantra “new year, new me” with research indicating that more people contact divorce lawyers in January than any other month. Unsurprisingly,…
Tomorrow (Friday 21st December) we are holding 'Carols in the Car Park' at our Waterside Way offices where ourselves and other local businesses will kick off the festive holidays. Feel free to come and join us at 2.30pm and have…
DFA Law are really pleased to be able to support Northampton Paramedic, James Windross in his WORLD RECORD attempt at cycling the length of South America in the fastest possible time. The current record is held by Michael Strasser who…
Yesterday saw us say a formal farewell to former Practice Manager, Philip Humphrys who was with the firm for exactly 20 years. The bunting was quite literally rolled out as current and former staff gathered at our Waterside Way offices…
By Kelly Willmott In a recent and well publicised case, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is incompatible with the European Convention of Human Rights because civil partnerships are only available to those in same…
The courts will assist but not protect litigants in person By Richard Forskitt, Associate Solicitor Since the changes to litigation funding through Legal Aid, and the changes to the Small Claims Court limit in 2013 (limiting the recoverability of the…
Associate Solicitor Michael Nadin, an employment law specialist provides 5 'Top Tips' for a new business to consider when starting out. All employees are legally entitled to receive a written statement of terms and conditions of employment and failure to…