Uncontested vs Contested Divorce
Uncontested vs Contested Divorce – What’s the difference? Divorce is a difficult time for individuals with them coming to terms with the end of a relationship. Most individuals hope for...
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Are Borders Barriers to Contact? Separated International Families in a Time of Coronavirus
Are Borders Barriers to Contact? Separated International Families in a Time of Coronavirus Living through a pandemic has raised challenges for all of us in our daily lives as we...
How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected service of applications and Orders under the Family Law Act 1996? (The welcomed introduction of Practice Direction 36U)
How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected service of applications and Orders under the Family Law Act 1996? (The welcomed introduction of Practice Direction 36U) Part 10 of the Family Procedure...
Goodman Ray, presents, Frederick Cole, in celebration of black history month
Frederick Cole was born in the village of Waterloo, in Sierra Leone in 1852. With nothing but sheer determination and resilience, he graduated from Oxford University and became one of...
Goodman Ray, presents, Dr. Tunde Okewale MBE, in celebration of black history month
At 35 years of age Dr. Tunde Okewale MBE is the youngest leading barrister to be elected as a bencher at the inner temple criminal bar. Coming from a council...
Goodman Ray, presents, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, in celebration of black history month
Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC QC was born on 19 August 1955 in Dominica. As a child she moved to the UK with her family and grew...
Goodman Ray, presents, Tunji Sowande, in celebration of black history month
Tunji Sowande has many firsts to his name as a black legal professional in England and Wales. He was the first black person to gain tenancy, first black head of...
Goodman Ray, presents, Dame Linda Dobbs, in celebration of black history month
In October 2004, The Hon. Dame Linda Dobbs DBE became the first non-white high court judge to be appointed in the UK. She has been named amongst Britain’s most powerful...
Change at Last -“No -Fault Divorce Bill receives Royal Assent”
“It’s been a long time coming, but I know a change is going to come”. These words for many have been what they have held onto for over two decades...
Goodman Ray supports Black Lives Matter
Goodman Ray supports Black Lives Matter Mutual respect and diversity are central components of our values and culture at Goodman Ray. As a firm we strive to uphold these values...
Child abduction and Coronavirus
In simple terms, international parental child abduction occurs when one parent removes a child from one jurisdiction to another without the permission of the other parent or a court order...
Managing child arrangements in the coronavirus crisis
The national emergency as a result of Covid-19 has been unprecedented. Consequently, for parents it has been difficult to manage and maintain child arrangements due to the significant lockdown restrictions....
