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5.10.2020 | Lisa Pepper

Lockdown rush to cohabitation leaves couples lacking financial...

When the lockdown was announced many couples had to make a rushed decision to move in together or face months...

3.8.2020 | Sarah Norman-Scott

Family lawyer at Osbornes discusses how she juggles...

Sarah Scott, associate solicitor in the firm’s family department contributed to The Law Society Gazette’s piece on “Lawyers...

1.7.2020 | Lisa Pepper

Mediation by Zoom

At Osbornes, our Family Law mediations are in the main, conducted by Zoom during lockdown as our main office in...

12.6.2020 | Naomi Angell

Naomi Angell, Adoption specialist comments on international surrogacy...

Writing for the Law Society Gazette, Naomi explores the current challenges and problems around international surrogacy and the differing current...

29.5.2020 | Edward Taylor

I’m living with an abusive partner during...

On 23 March 2020 the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced a national lockdown. The government implemented the most severe restrictions on public...

26.5.2020 | Simone McGrath

London Council named as Judge lifts ruling

Haringey Council has been named in a case involving parents of a 14 year-old boy with cerebral palsy and his brother...

20.5.2020 | David Leadercramer

Family Mediation by Zoom – the way forward?

Like most mediators I have had to embrace distanced or remote mediations. I have been using Zoom, a video conferencing...

19.5.2020 | Simone McGrath

Osbornes Law case news: Naming Local Authorities – should...

A recent article written by the Transparency Project http://www.transparencyproject.org.uk/to-name-or-not-to-name-that-is-the-question/ discusses the question of whether Local...

14.4.2020 | Sarah Norman-Scott

COVID-19: Alternative Dispute Resolution & Arbitration in family law...

The government guidance re social distancing means that the Courts can no longer accommodate personal attendance at hearings except in...

8.4.2020 | David Leadercramer

Supervised contact and Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has created a number of difficult challenges for separated families. The Government has been helpful in confirming...