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What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Private client

Within Family, Family Law in Partnership LLP is a third tier firm,

ADR pioneer Family Law in Partnership LLP is a highly supportive and professional practice whose members receive excellent client feedback. Daniel Coombesleaves no stone unturned in his preparation of cases going to trial’; Bradley Williams is ‘a man of integrity’; James Pirrie is ‘very creative and thinks out of the box’; David Allison is ‘highly responsive’ and ‘dedicated to the welfare of clients’; and Gillian Bishop and Nicole Hackett are also recommended. The team has a successful track record in appeals, recently acting in the Golubovich case, which established that the English courts should recognise decrees of divorce competently made elsewhere.

Within Overview,

The charity and not-for-profit sector has been shaken up by government cuts and a need to re-position for the implementation of the ‘Big Society’. The relationship between trust law and family law continues to play out in the courts, in landmark cases such as Radmacher and Robson, with the former creating a flurry of pre-nuptial work for family lawyers. Keeping cases out of court is a priority for most family lawyers, and the collaborative approach pioneered by practitioners such as Family Law in Partnership LLP’s James Pirrie and Gillian Bishop is growing ever more prevalent.


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    In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.
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    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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