What Can I do to Protect Myself and My Children from Harm?
In this blog, our specialist children law solicitors round up some of the key policies that have been introduced to protect children and victims of domestic violence. Over recent years, a ...
20 June 2024
What to Do if you Are a Victim of Domestic Abuse
In the year ending March 2023, there were 1,453,867 domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, according to data from the Office for National ...
17 June 2024
Calls for More Legal Rights for Cohabiting Couples
In the UK, cohabitation continues to grow in popularity, with many couples in the country choosing to live together instead of getting married or becoming civil partners.According to the Office ...
14 February 2024
Tips for Dealing with Conflict on Divorce
Christmas is a time of great enjoyment for many people. However, for others, heightened financial pressures and spending a prolonged period with extended family can cause added tension and stress.For ...
25 January 2024
Family Team Spotlight: Klaudia Jagiela
In our latest team profile article, we learn more about trainee solicitor Klaudia Jagiela, who works in our Private Family Law team at our Bolton office.What is your job title ...
27 November 2023
How a Solicitor Can Help with a Divorce
Going through a divorce is not easy. With so many issues to resolve, untangling your life from that of an ex-spouse involves many tough decisions and requires much thought and ...
19 July 2023
New Capital Gains Tax Rules for Divorcing Couples
New Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rules have come into force (6 April 2023) that will give spouses and civil partners who are in the process of separating more time to ...
12 April 2023
Good Divorce Week 2022 – Ending the Family Court Crisis
The Family Law team at Russell & Russell are pleased to support Resolution in their “Good Divorce Week” 2022 (28 Nov – 2 Dec 2022), where they will be kickstarting ...
28 November 2022
Russell & Russell – No-Fault Divorce
As members of Resolution, the Family Law solicitors at Russell & Russell are happy to support Resolution in their goals to help couples reach amicable terms when ending their marriage ...
12 April 2022
Cohabitation Agreements
A British Social Attitudes Survey, carried out by The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) in 2019, revealed that almost half of people in England and Wales mistakenly believed that ...
28 March 2022
Financial Settlements in Divorce : FAQs
In the breakdown of a marriage, one of the main issues which can cause a dispute between you and your spouse is the struggle to reach an agreement over finances.To ...
4 February 2022
Good Divorce Week 2021
Good Divorce Week 2021The Family Law team at Russell and Russell are pleased to support Resolution in their “Good Divorce Week” 2021 (29 Nov - 3 Dec 2021) where they ...
24 November 2021
Separation Agreements and Divorce
It was announced earlier this year that the divorce between Bill Gates and Melinda Gates had been finalised, ending their 27 years of marriage. News of the separation first surfaced ...
9 September 2021
Divorce Update June 2021 - No Fault Divorce
The breakdown of a relationship has undoubtable consequences for the parties, particularly where they are married. The process of ending a marriage and applying for a Divorce can be difficult ...
10 June 2021
Landmark Domestic Abuse Bill receives Royal Assent
Landmark Domestic Abuse Bill receives Royal Assent On the 29th of April, the Domestic Abuse Bill passed both Houses of Parliament and has been signed into law. This landmark legislation means ...
7 May 2021