Fixed Fees are the Future The recently reported case of TT v CDA (Rev1) 2020 EWCA Civ 1215 has again brought the issue of costs in divorce proceedings into the spotlight. Are fixed fees coming? Having given a comprehensive review of the case law in the area of...Read MoreTags: fixed fee, litigation conduct, fixed fees
Love is in the Air Valentine’s Day is upon us and love is in the air, well for most. On a day when everyone seems to be giving and receiving cards filled with love, chocolate flowers and gift what do you do when instead you have divorce papers thrust in your face over...Read MoreTags: financial proceedings, valentines day, divorce, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, mediation
Introduction This article is a general overview about the debate around new paradigm concept of fixed fees in Financial Remedy Cases[1]. High Court Judge Mostyn says in his famous judgement in J v J [2] that ‘something must be done’. Indeed, his starting point was the...Read MoreTags: financial proceedings, divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, financial
Making a Meal of it In this post, we at Paradigm Family Law want to discuss the concept of ‘Without Prejudice’ in negotiations to settle a case. It is a phrase used most often in the legal profession, and is seen as an effective way of conducting off the...Read MoreTags: mediation, financial proceedings, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law
21 October 2015 It’s here, the day that Marty and Doc jumped Back to the Future. 21 October 2015, 30 years into the future from the day in 1985 when the time travelling saga began. Predictions We at Paradigm Family Law were interested to draw comparisons from the...Read MoreTags: divorce, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, future
