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Family lawyer partner promotion - 04/01/2012
Manches Thames Valley is delighted to announce the promotion of family law associate Ruth James to partner in its "go-to" family law team Read more...
Jones v Kernott Supreme Court Decision - 10/11/2011
Judgement was given yesterday on the case of Jones v Kernott Read more...
Joanne Edwards featured on BBC's Breakfast commenting on rights of grandparents in light of the Family Justice Review - 04/11/2011
Joanne Edwards featured on BBC's Breakfast commenting on rights of grandparents in light of the Family Justice Review Read more...

Presence v Residence - 16/01/2012
Are we edging towards a single, universally applicable, “test” of habitual residence? Read more...
The cautionary tale of Jones v Kernott - 25/11/2011
On the 9th November, the Supreme Court handed down their decision. Read more...
Joanne Edwards writes a comment piece in The Observer - Carry on with the cuts and good divorce reforms will fail - 06/11/2011
If passed in its present form, the legal aid bill will compound the agonies of warring families Read more...

Private Matters Newsletter - Autumn 2011 - 14/11/2011
Articles include: Getting your voice heard after death, Estate planning and the family home, Who’s the daddy? and Do not resuscitate. ... Read more...
Private Matters Newsletter - Spring 2011 - 27/04/2011
Articles include Have you got the Will? Seven reasons a cut-price divorce may not be the bargain it first appears...Trouble with Wills Protecting your... Read more...
Private Matters Newsletter - Autumn 2010 - 09/02/2011
Articles include:10 tips for the best estate planning for business owners, Providing for dependent relatives, For richer or poorer? Manches family law... Read more...