Talking Family Law - The Resolution Podcast

Jan 27 2025 36 ep. 56 mins 20

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Guests take on a topical debate in family law in each episode in this podcast series from Resolution. Our hosts, Simon Blain and Anita Mehta, invite family law experts to share their experiences and anecdotes, in an insightful and entertaining conversation.

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The Three Rs: Reluctance, Resistance and Refusal

Jan 27 2025 94 mins

This episode is a strong start to the year. It is essential listening for all professionals working with separating families. We are joined by Jenny Beck KC (Beck Fitzgerald) , Dr Jamie Craig (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) and Zoe Fleetwood (Mills & Reeve) to discuss children that are reluctant, resistant or refusing to see the other parent, as well as parents engaging in p

Resolution Podcast S4 Episode #4 | Hair Testing in the Family Court | w/ Sarah Branson & Professor James Coulson

Dec 16 2024 38 mins

This month we are joined by Sarah Branson (Coram Chambers) and Professor James Coulson (Professor in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at Cardiff University). We discuss the concern that over-reliance on the numbers generated in hair testing can lead to miscarriages of justice. The issue is that the use of a standardised cut-off levels have a racial bias, because the dark melan

Resolution Podcast S4 Episode #3 | Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy | w/ Samantha Hillas KC, Geoffrey Kingscote KC & Olivia Piercy

Nov 29 2024 58 mins

This month we are joined by Samantha Hillas KC (St John’s Buildings), Geoffrey Kingscote KC (1 Hare Court) and Olivia Piercy (Hunters) to discuss domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings. When it will impact on the outcome, and how we can make the process of agreeing financial arrangements, or an order, safer for victim-survivors. Geoffrey explains the law in relation to s

Resolution Podcast S4 Episode #2 | Black History Month: Reclaiming the Narrative | w/ Natasha Shotunde, Olamide Ogunrinade & Donna Goodsell

Oct 28 2024 42 mins

This month we are joined by Natasha Shotunde (Garden Court Chambers), Olamide Ogunrinade (Garden Court Chambers) and Donna Goodsell (Goodsells Family Law) to celebrate Black History Month. Natasha and Olamide are members of the Black Barristers Network https://blackbarristersnetwork.org.uk. Donna is one of the Co-Chairs of Resolution’s Equality & Diversity Committee. Natasha

Resolution Podcast S4 Episode #1 | Cohabitation Reform: What should it look like? | w/ Professor Jens Scherpe & Graeme Fraser

Oct 07 2024 56 mins

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Jens Scherpe (Professor of Comparative Law at Aalborg University, and academic door tenant at QEB), and our very own Resolution Cohabitation Committee Chair, Graeme Fraser (Head of Family at William Sturges) to discuss what model of cohabitation law reform should be introduced in England & Wales. This is a seminal moment for Resoluti

Resolution Podcast S3 Episode #12 | Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 | w/ Nicholas Allen KC & Michael Allum

Jul 28 2024 52 mins

This is the final episode in Season 3 and we wanted to finish with a bang! Nicholas Allen KC (29 Bedford Row) and Michael Allum (The International Family Law Group LLP) join us to talk about applications pursuant to Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. Michael and Nick start by considering the line between payments that are properly for the benefit of the child and those which a c

Resolution Podcast S3 Episode #11 | What to do when a reporter turns up in Court | w/ Joshua Rozenberg KC & Lucy Reed KC

Jun 28 2024 49 mins

Our hosts, Anita Mehta and Simon Blain, discuss what to do when a reporter turns up in your Court and the importance of transparency with Joshua Rozenberg KC (Hon) and Lucy Reed KC (St John’s Chambers, Chair of The Transparency Project). Joshua refers us to the lessons learnt in Tickle v Father & Ors [2023] EWHC 2446 (Fam) (05 October 2023). https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/E

Resolution Podcast S3 Episode #10 | Relocation, Relocation, Relocation| w/ Charles Hale KC & Tammy Knox

Jun 03 2024 54 mins

We are joined by Charles Hale KC (4PB) and Tammy Knox (Pennington Manches Cooper) to discuss relocation. Charles and Tammy consider the law and principles applied in these cases. They point out that the law is the same for internal and external relocation cases, as set out in Re C (Internal Relocation), Re [2015] EWCA Civ 1305, where Charles and PMC were successful in the Court of

Resolution Podcast S3 Episode #9 | Maintenance and the Length of the Judge’s Foot | w/ Sally Harrison KC & Farhana Shazhady

Apr 29 2024 52 mins

What is the correct approach to a maintenance case? Listen to Sally Harrison KC (St John’s Buildings) and Farhana Shahzady (Streathers Solicitors) tell us how it is done. Sally reminds us of the guidance of Mr Justice Peel in WC v HC (Financial Remedies Agreements) (Rev1) [2022] EWFC 22 (22 March 2022) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/22.htmlwhen thinking about the

Resolution Podcast S3 Episode #8 | PAG2, Pensions, and a Goodbye to Hilary | w/ Hilary Woodward, Paul Cobley and & Rhys Taylor

Mar 25 2024 57 mins

This month we are joined by Hilary Woodward (Honorary Senior Research Fellow with Bristol School of Law), Paul Cobley (Oak Barn Financial Planning) and Rhys Taylor (36 Group) to discuss PAG2: https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/A-guide-to-the-treatment-of-pensions-on-divorce-2nd-edition.pdf Hilary tells us about the changes in PAG2 and mentions the guide to t