Specialist family law barristers Hamish Dunlop and Poonam Bhari hosted our family law brunch via Zoom on Tuesday 22 March 2022.

Hamish Dunlop presented 'Divorce for a Modern Age: The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020'.
The relevant sections of The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 come into force on 6th April this year. Its commencement will see an end to what most critics describe as ‘fault based divorce’. Hamish's talk investigated the background to the change and review the new process for obtaining a divorce. Click here to read Hamish's notes. View his powerpoint presentation here.

Poonam Bhari examined 'Themes, underlying principles and features of the Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020'. Click here to read Poonam's notes.

Click here to view the President of the Family Division's Guidance on the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020: Costs in proceedings for matrimonial and civil partnership orders.

View Hamish and Poonam's answers to the questions you asked during the webinar here.

View Poonam and Hamish's talk on The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 here: