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Home Office’s Policy on Children Found “Untenable”

In this post, I will unpack the recently promulgated case of SR (subsisting parental relationship – s117B(6)) Pakistan [2018] UKUT 00334 (IAC) (5 September 2018), which distills two important principles for appeals and applications involving a relationship between a parent …

Data shows Home Office immigration delays nearly double

The amount of people that are having to wait longer than the target time set by the Home Office for UK immigration claims to be processed has risen considerably despite a dip in the overall amount of cases.

The government …

60 years of Enforceable Arbitration, it’s now time for Mediation

On 16 July 2018, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) held a celebratory event in New York, marking the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award, …

Do i have a legal right to my ex-husband’s pension?

A reader of the Financial Times asks whether they are entitled to their ex-husband’s pension, as she gave up work to raise their family during their marriage.

Isobel Mundy, senior associate in BDB’s family team, explains that this is a …

How will a ‘no deal’ scenario affect divorce and child law jurisdiction after Brexit?

Associate Lottie Tyler looks at how Brexit might impact family law following new government paper..

On 13 September the government published a technical notice entitled: Handling civil legal cases that involve EU countries if there’s no Brexit deal. The …