There has been a significant increase in cohabiting couples in recent years, which has shone light on the outdated cohabitation laws in the United Kingdom. There are more than 3.6 million cohabiting couples in the UK; the fastest growing type of family. Many cohabiting couples still rely on the myth of a ‘common law marriage’…

During the Spring Budget it was announced that there will be some (much needed) changes to the rules on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) applying to divorcing couples.
The aim of the new CGT rules, which take effect on 6 April 2023, is to make the process for divorcing couples simpler, fairer, and less pressurised.
What…

Alternative families are becoming increasingly un-alternative.
There is however still much interest in the press in respect of celebrities having babies using surrogates.
Paris Hilton recently welcomed a baby using a surrogate. There has been talk of the ‘sky high costs, and iron-clad NDA’s’ for surrogates of celebrities, but are these observations true for a…

Rayden Solicitors are delighted to launch a series of podcast episodes on the Rayden podcast channel in which Laura Mons, lawyer and divorce mediator at Dutch law firm Smeets Gijbels, and Stuart Clark, Partner in our Epping office, discuss family law with a series of international guests. These meetings are now available to…

We are currently recruiting for a Social Media Executive to support our growing Marketing team in St Albans on a part time basis.
Key Tasks:

• Assist with the day to day social media implementation of the marketing programme across all offices
• Oversee, plan and deliver content across Linked In, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook using scheduling

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We are an award winning specialist family law firm, top ranked for family law by the Legal 500 and Chambers UK. We are offering training contracts for our Bishop Stortford, Beaconsfield, Berkhamsted and St Albans offices to start in September 2023.
THE ROLE
The Trainee Solicitor will:
• Carry out the duties given to him/her…

We are currently recruiting for a family law Personal Assistant to provide PA and secretarial support to our growing family law team in Epping on a part time basis.
THE ROLE
We are looking for a confident team player who will:
• Effectively liaise with clients and other professionals as appropriate
• Ensure that all…