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Court Fee Increases and Mitigating Divorce Costs

Since the 30th September 2021, a number of court fees have increased, following a consultation carried out by the Ministry of Justice earlier this year. They consulted 89 individuals working...
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Court Backlogs Ruining Lives. Goodman Ray Solicitors Offer Free Advice During Good Divorce Week 2022

Goodman Ray is supporting Resolution’s Good Divorce Week (28 Nov 2022 – 2 Dec 2022), which is highlighting why the Government must support better advice for separating families Exclusive research...
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Goodman Ray’s New Office In Brighton….

We are very excited to announce the opening of our new office in Brighton, 9 Pavilion Parade, Brighton BN2 1RA. The offices are in the heart of Brighton, opposite the...
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A Celebration of Francis Barber

Goodman Ray moved into 9 Gough Square in January 2022. It was then known as Boswell House but after undertaking research we discovered Boswell, although best known for his biography...
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We’re Sad To Report The Death Of Joanna Bosanquet.

We are very sad to report the death of Joanna Bosanquet on Saturday 16 July 2022. Joanna joined the firm in the late 1990’s having qualified in a Central London...
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Divorce News  • 

UK No Fault Divorce Explained

As of 6 April 2022, the law changed in regards to divorce in the UK. Instead of the previous process which required one party to apportion blame on the other...
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No Fault Divorce Overview

As of today’s date, no-fault divorce has been introduced. This means that the current law will change and from hereon in there will only be one ground for divorce, which...
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Happy International Women’s Day!

Happy International Women’s Day!   We’re excited to celebrate International Women’s Day. The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #BreaktheBias. At Goodman Ray, we recognise and appreciate all...
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Mediation News  • 

Singing the Virtues of Mediation in Family Mediation Week

This week is family mediation week, so we wanted to take the opportunity to sing the virtues of the mediation process. You can find out more about some of the...
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Leading Family Solicitors, Goodman Ray Moves to New Home

Leading solicitors, Goodman Ray are excited to announce their move to a new address, 9 Gough Square London EC4A 3DG. Goodman Ray’s new offices are in the heart of London’s...
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Family Law News  • 

Location Location Location: Marriage Venues

The Commons Library briefing paper on marriage venues was published on Tuesday 6 July 2021 and it sets out where couples may marry in England and Wales. The paper covers...
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Legal Aid and trapped capital

R (oao GR) v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2020] EWHC 3140 (Admin) Context   Legal aid is a welfare provision offered by the Government to enable those who do...