Below Lawyer Monthly hears from top family law specialist at Excello Law, Lindsay Yateman, who discusses the intricate case of Owens Vs Owens and the concept of the UK’s legal system being confined to following the law rather than sense when it comes to judgements.
The case of Owens v Owens is…
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Hamish Dunlop, Head of 3PB Barristers Family Law Group, led by Nigel Dyer QC, and instructed by solicitors Hughes Paddison of Cheltenham, again represented the husband and respondent Hugh Owens in the Supreme Court’s hearing of the groundbreaking Owens v Owens divorce case.
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