Westlaw UK Family Law Hub Factsheet

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FAMILY LAW HUB

Call 0800 028 2200 (UK) or +44 (0) 207 449 1110 (Int’l)  email customer.service@westlaw.co.uk  or visit westlaw.co.uk

FAMILY LAW HUB

Family Law has a new home on Westlaw UK

INTRODUCING FAMILY LAW HUB

A PRACTICAL SET OF CONTENT

AN EFFECTIVE, QUALITY SERVICE

This addition to Westlaw UK is an essential resource for the family lawyer that includes the latest, most reliable information on every area in the field. The content is authored by the renowned family law team at Mills & Reeve LLP, and further supplemented by the barristers at 29 Bedford Row Chambers.

Specialist Articles

Specialist content provided by Mills & Reeve LLP is exclusive to Family Law Hub, and is designed to be practical and accessible for the busy family lawyer.

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A range of authoritative articles, added by expert contributors, bring you insights and comments on the latest developments in family law.

Updated fortnightly, these give you access to full text or extracts of key cases, with exclusive commentary provided by Mills & Reeve LLP.

With legal aid cuts affecting family law practice, more firms are opting to offer fixed price family packages. Family Law Hub offers access to high-quality content that enables you to remain cost-efficient and effective.

News

SEARCHABLE AND SIMPLE

News items give you the latest updates on practice related developments, plus reports on local practice and business - to enable you to advise and plan your cases effectively.

Family Law Hub on Westlaw UK has powerful search functionality that allows you to search across all content at once, or with an Advanced Search, to specifically look for precedents and case notes that you’re interested in finding.

Case Notes

Templates and Precedents Model Letter templates and draft letters are ready for use in proceedings or communication with other parties, and Word versions are available so you can use and adapt them to your own requirements. Model Letters are reviewed by Mills & Reeve LLP team of specialists every six months.

Family Law Hub is a concise and clear source for all matters relating to family law, and is available as an add-on to your Westlaw UK subscription.

Precedents are provided in the form of useful template clauses and ready-to-draft documents. These are available in both digital and Word format on Westlaw UK and can be downloaded for editing, drafting and guidance purposes. The precedents material is authored and reviewed by the Mills & Reeve LLP expert team every six months and updated on a regular basis.

And if you subscribe to other books or looseleafs on Westlaw UK, then you can extend your search to include that content as well.

EFFICIENT AND ACCESSIBLE Family Law Hub eliminates the need to go from resource to resource by providing all the information a family lawyer needs in one place, including family law know how added by expert contributors, that brings you insights on the latest developments in family law.


FAMILY LAW HUB

Call 0800 028 2200 (UK) or +44 (0) 207 449 1110 (Int’l)  email customer.service@westlaw.co.uk  or visit westlaw.co.uk

CONTENTS

Children Children’s Wishes Contact Experts Fact finding Guardians Grandparents Leave to remove Parental responsibility Paternity Prohibited steps Relocation Residence S.91(14) orders Surrogacy Wardship Wrongful removal

Consent orders Disclosure Fairness Inheritance Act Insolvency Insurance Maintenance Marital agreements Marital assets Matrimonial home MFPA 1984 MPS Pensions Periodical payments Sharing principle Tax Trusts and welfare benefits

Cohabitation Cohabitation agreements Occupation orders

Harassment and Domestic Violence Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Family Law act 1996 Part IV

Dispute Resolution Arbitration Collaborative law Mediation

Human Rights: Referring to articles 6 and 8

Financial Provisions Businesses Child support Schedule 1 of the Children Act

International Revised Brussels II Domicile Forum Hague Convention Habitual residence

Marriage and Divorce Jurisdiction Divorce procedures Civil partnerships Marital status Reconciliation Religion Separation Practice and Procedure Case management Change of name Committal Costs Evidence Inherent jurisdiction Injunctions Negotiation Practice management Professional conduct Publicity Self-presented litigants Stay of proceedings Third parties Without notice Property Interests Beneficial interest Constructive trusts Proprietary estoppel TOLATA


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