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Welcome to the 3PB family law newsletter

Our December family law group newsletter brings you a wealth of judiciary announcements and involvement in high profile finance and probate cases, as well as a new book on nuptial agreements.

We welcome Charles Hogan, Rachel Bloxwich and Jim Hirschmann to our team and听bring you a round up of our September and November family law brunch talks with links to our presentations. Our hosts over the time period were Nicola Frost and Esther Lieu and Aimee
Fox and听S茅gol猫ne Lapeyre.

Lucy Hendry QC provides insights in听Re H-D-H (Children) & C (a child) [2021] EWCA CIV 1192 and Luke Nelson a guide

to the principles of equitable accounting.

You are invited to register for our next family law brunch webinar to be hosted by Nathalie Bull and S茅gol猫ne Lapeyre听on 27 January, as well as for Nicola Frost's book launch on 12 January.

We hope you enjoy reading our newsletter听and please do contact our clerking team听if we can help with further information or enquiries.

Lucy Hendry听appointed Silk

3PB family law barrister听听was formally sworn听in at the Queen鈥檚 Counsel Appointment Ceremony听at Westminster Hall.

Our many听congratulations to Lucy who becomes 3PB's听fourteenth Silk.

Michael George successful in only reported case (T v T) on variation of pension sharing orders鈥嬧�嬧�嬏�

represented the wife appellant in T v T (variation of a pension sharing order and underfunded schemes) [2021] EWFC B67, a case听covering听issues of underfunded pensions, reduced pension credits, moving target syndrome and variation applications, in which HHJ Hess advised that 鈥淔amily Lawyers would be well
advised in the meantime not to tick either boxes in section F鈥�, as per the advice of the PAG report of July 2019 on pension sharing annexes听 [80]-[81] .

Another excellent year for our family law team in the Legal Directories鈥�

Congratulations to our team for another set of outstanding results in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 directories.

The Legal 500 attributed 36 individual rankings to 27 of our barristers 鈥� including 8 new rankings.听Chambers and Partners rewarded us with 20 individual rankings, acknowledging the expertise of 16 of our barristers, including 3 new rankings.

Leading family law barrister Rachael Goodall appointed District Judge鈥嬧��

We are delighted to announce that the Queen has appointed 3PB鈥檚 specialist family law barrister Rachael Goodall to be a District Judge with effect from 1 November听 2021.

District Judge Goodall will sit on the Western Circuit, and be based at Southampton Combined Court.

NEW BOOK!
鈥楢 Practical Guide to Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements鈥� by Nicola Frost

s new book on nuptial agreements was published in November. This user-friendly and authoritative reference book is the go-to text for financial remedy practitioners, providing a clear explanation of the applicable legal principles involved in drafting and implementing the terms of pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreements (and their civil partnership equivalents) as well as insightful tips on avoiding common pitfalls.

Oliver Ingham in Hirachand landmark Inheritance Act appeal鈥嬧��

Probate and chancery barrister represented the appellant in Hirachand v Hirachand (鈥淩e H鈥�) in the Court of Appeal, with the judgment bringing some radical and important changes to the litigation of cases under the Inheritance Act 1975.

3PB barristers speak at Dorset Resolution "Family Law for the Future" event

, , , and were delighted to present at the event hosted by Dorset Resolution Chair of Trethowans, with of Searching for Serenity.

Adeo Fraser stars in ITV Central series 鈥業n my shoes鈥欌�嬧�嬧��

3PB鈥檚 specialist family law barrister,听听has appeared on听听in a programme scheduled as part of Black History Month. Adeo features in 鈥業n my
shoes鈥� which looks at what it鈥檚 like to be black in Britain.

Adeo talks about his personal journey to becoming a barrister as a black man and the pressures he has faced over the years as a minority in the UK鈥檚 legal sector and specifically at the UK Bar.

Aimee Fox elected to the Council of the Birmingham Law Society鈥嬧��

3PB family and education law barrister听听has been elected to the Council of the Birmingham Law Society, which oversees the activities of the Board and represent the interests of its 5,000 legal professionals across Birmingham and the Greater Midlands.

Charles Hogan joins former colleagues at 3PB鈥嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧��

Family law barrister has joined 3PB in Birmingham from another set in Northampton, where he will team up again with former colleagues and family lawyers Ria Herbert, Adeo Fraser and James Legg.

Charles has a well-known expertise and focus on family finance and TOLATA cases, as well as private children, injunctions and care and adoption
cases.

Rachel Bloxwich joins 3PB Family Group听鈥嬧�嬧��

We welcome听, who specialises in handling divorce, separation, financial matters and arrangements for children, as a new tenant and a member of our Family Law Group. Rachel spent nearly 15 years as a family solicitor with law firms across the West Midlands, including latterly with FBC Manby Bowdler as an Associate in their top-rated family team in Wolverhampton.

Jim Hirschmann joins our family and public law teams 鈥嬧�嬧�嬧��

We are delighted to announce that specialist family, public and regulatory barrister听听has joined our team. Jim's听family law caseload takes in care proceedings, private children disputes and applications for injunctive relief where there are allegations of domestic violence. He also takes instructions in Court of Protection cases relating to health and welfare decisions,
deprivation of liberty orders and forced marriage protection orders.

The scope of fact-finding

3PB children specialist听 considers听Re H-D-H (Children) & C (a child) [2021] EWCA CIV 1192, matters in which the local authorities appealed against case management decisions听- that the court would not investigate and make findings of fact about serious allegations - raising the question of the scope of fact-finding.

Lucy first delivered this talk
to the FLBA on 19 September.

There鈥檚 no accounting for taste: a guide to the principles of equitable accounting

In this article, family practitioner addresses some of the main questions that arise when the issue of equitable accounting is raised for unmarried cohabitees entitled to an interest in disputed property.

'Variation Applications in Financial Remedy and Schedule听1 Proceedings'听and 'Can it go in the bundle? (Un)authorised disclosures in financial remedy proceedings.'

and hosted our family law brunch on Thursday 25
November.

鈥楶re-nups: can you have your wedding cake and eat it?鈥� and 鈥楾he impact of Brexit on financial remedies鈥�

Nicola Frost听and Esther Lieu hosted our September family law brunch, focusing on these important topics.

Celebrate with Nicola Frost the launch of her new book on 12 January at 5:30pm

听will be celebrating听the launch of her new book along with barristers 听and 鈥�.听The trio听will highlight the key issues relating to nuptial agreements in a听'question time and discussion'听held via Zoom.
All attendees will receive an exclusive launch party discount code.

27 January Family Law Brunch

and will host our next family law brunch via Zoom on Thursday 27听January at 11am, covering听Fact Finding Hearings and 鈥淪ummary disposal鈥� of Children Act
1989.

Please click the link to register for this event.

Meet the team

3PB鈥檚 family group advises and represents clients on听financial provision (divorce, cohabitation and death), child arrangements orders, property disputes, childcare / adoption, judicial review, professional negligence, regulatory matters, incapacity / Court of Protection welfare issues, international children鈥檚 issues and human rights.