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Priya Palanivel at Goodman Ray comments: “The media furore around Tracey Wright’s loss in the Court of Appeal this week does nothing to assist divorcing couples to reach agreements and settlements in an amicable non-hostile way. The court of appeal decision of Lord Justice Pitchford varying the spousal maintenance element...

Laura Dand has been accredited by Resolution as a specialist family lawyer with particular specialism in advanced financial provision and children law. Resolution is a national practitioners group whose members follow a Code of Practice that promotes a non-confrontational approach to family problems, and encourage solutions that consider the needs...

Peggy Ray was awarded the Cornwell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Family Law award at the Jordan Family Law Awards 2014 held last night. Peggy has had a distinguished career over the last 30 years.  She is a pioneer in many areas of practice, as well as advising successive governments on policy...

Goodman Ray has a record number of lawyers listed in this years Legal 500. The directory acknowledges the wealth of talent in the firm across all areas of family law. The directory says: Trudi Featherstone’s financial practice at Goodman Ray is ‘one of the best in the field’. Hilka Hollmann...

Peggy Ray, founder and senior partner of Goodman Ray, has been shortlisted in the category Outstanding Contribution to Family Law award at the Jordans Family Law Awards 2014. In a career spanning over the last 30 years, Peggy has been a pioneer in the field of children and family law;...

Goodman Ray acted on behalf of the successful father in High Court proceedings remitted from the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court in relation to an application for the summary return of four children to Spain under the Hague Convention. The decision arose out of the alleged abduction of...

Jemma Dally, Partner at Goodman Ray, represented the commissioning parents in the Case of Re WT [2014] EWHC 1303. This case highlights again the areas of difficulty that parents who embark on surrogacy arrangements abroad need to be alive to and gives important guidance for those considering entering into a...

Jackson J has granted an application by the non biological mother and co-parent of a child for a free-standing declaration of her article 8 right to family life. Jemma Dally, Partner in the Adoption and International Child Care team represented Ms L. The case concerns a child who was born...

Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs) will become compulsory in April 2014. Currently Practice direction 3A of the Family Procedure Rules requires anyone wishing to make an application in family proceedings (Children and Finance following relationship breakdown) to attend a MIAMs. However this is not currently compulsory. When the Children...

As result of a disappointing uptake in Family Mediation following the removal of legal aid for family disputes last April the Ministry of Justice, together with Simon Hughes MP and the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties, is holding a series of roundtable web chats with mediators, family...