Profile avatar
tonyroedivorce.bsky.social
Divorce & family law partner, mediator & arbitrator at Dexter Montague LLP. Visiting fellow in family law, University of Reading. Covering national & international clients. #FamilyLaw #Solicitor #FamilyLawyer www.dextermontague.co.uk
313 posts 726 followers 76 following
Prolific Poster

'Get on with it': peers tell MoJ to make pre-nuptial agreements binding www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/get-on-... #FamilyLaw #Divorce #FinancialRemedy

Millionaire’s £18m ‘promise’ made to ex over lavish lunch not legally binding www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... #PromissoryEstoppel #FamilyLaw

Judgment and order delays lead to sanctions for judges An investigation found the 8 month delay for the approval of the (financial remedy order) order was ‘a breach of the standards of conduct expected of a judicial office holder’. www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/judgmen...

Son loses case against parents over move to Africa www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FamilyLaw

President of the Family Division publishes guidance on writing to children, developed with the Family Justice Young People’s Board #FamilyLaw #FamilyCourt www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and...

Government to consult on cohabitation reform www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/governm... #FamilyLaw

In depth: Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is falling apart www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i... #FamilyLaw

Ouch! Wasted costs order made against law firm for failing to prepare for hearing, A Father v A Mother [2025] EWHC 364 (Fam), Ms H Markham KC, sitting as Deputy High Court judge. caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/202...

Family Division president sounds warning over ‘astonishing’ surrogacy www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/family-... #FamilyLaw

INXS’s former manager wins divorce battle after estranged parents secretly ‘gifted’ ex-husband £27.6m www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... #FamilyLaw

Would you like one of the best jobs in employment law? We're hiring a Principal Legal Officer to run the FRU employment law service. Transfer your #EmpLaw expertise to the next generation of lawyers. www.thefru.org.uk/vacancies Salary £51,622, permanent, full time. Closing date 10 March.

Court rejects divorcing husband’s conflict claim against solicitors www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/... #FamilyLaw #Divorce #ConflictofInterest

'Love-bombing' signs highlighted by charity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #DomesticAbuse #FamilyLaw

Join me at the business expo taking place at Green Park Conference Centre on Thursday 27 February2025- Register now for free tickets! #ReadingExpo www.b2bexpos.co.uk/event/readin... #Networking

London firm claims hourly rates of £1,089 for top lawyers www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/london-... One reason why it pays to instruct experienced lawyers within hitting distance of the capital at a fraction of London rates...

Family court judge names sperm donor to ‘protect women' www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/family-... #FamilyLaw

Criminal court's 'inordinate' delays lead to family court hearing committal application www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/committ... #FamilyLaw #Injunction #NonMolestation

Have heard lots of horror stories about the state of Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre so I've come for myself to take a look...

District judge sanctioned over 11-month delay in providing family court order www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/distric... #FamilyLaw

The 'common mistake' people make when divorcing Emma Hitchings, professor of family law at the University of Bristol, co-led the study and found a "substantial lack of knowledge" around separating. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Divorce #FamilyLaw

Just booking for the Financial Remedies Conference 2025, early bird rate, formerly known as the At A Glance event from @classlegal.bsky.social . It's on 16 October: hope to see you there!

As a Visiting Fellow in Family Law at the University of Reading, I think that this is really good advice...

Parental alienating behaviour 'endemic' - campaigner "The default should be, when you separate, that unless there are any safeguarding concerns, which there aren't at all in my case, that there should be a 50/50 shared parenting agreement". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

Divorce case turned down by 116 legal aid lawyers - in Scotland... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FamilyLaw

Court orders £750,000 payment to fund wife’s divorce legal costs @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/court-o... #Divorce #FamilyLaw

"MPs demand timetable for cohabitation reform": Law Society Gazette This is something which I raised with my own MP... #FamilyLaw www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/mps-dem...

MoJ finds £12.5m to expand 'less adversarial' family court pilot: Law Society Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/moj-fin... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

Coercive control to be treated like other domestic abuse offences www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FamilyLaw

Worthy addition to a family lawyer’s library: My review. www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/wort... #FamilyLaw

Inside the UK’s family courts: frustration, tears and long delays www.thetimes.com/article/9aba...

Judges and their families will be offered improved security protection. The lady chief justice of England and Wales told them she was setting up a new operational security taskforce to identify improvements and oversee their implementation. rozenberg.substack.com/p/protecting...

Landmark neurodivergence guidance for family lawyers: @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/landmar... #FamilyLaw

Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

Worthy addition to a family lawyer's library: My five star review of the Law Society's Matrimonial Finance Toolkit by Mena Dempsey (Ruparel) and Karen Dovaston in the Law Society's Gazette, page 34. #FamilyLaw #Divorce edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...

We are hiring a Housing Solicitor/Caseworker to join our Team! Please visit our website: hflaw.org.uk/vacancies/ Deadline: 5pm 14 February 2025

Supreme Court dismisses father's habeas corpus bid to challenge care order: Law Society Gazette; my comment. www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/supreme... #FamilyLaw @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social

In a tribunal, headed for lunch. Judge gives the usual message about not talking about the case over the break. Witness asks if she can talk to anyone about other things. Judge: 'You can talk about the Champions League, whether Sunderland are going up, whatever you want. Just not the case.'

The Father (Appellant) v Worcestershire County Council [2025] UKSC 1 The Supreme Court unanimously dismisses the father's appeal. It holds that neither child is detained and therefore the Father’s habeas corpus application cannot succeed. #FamilyLaw www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

MoJ missing crucial data for mediation scheme www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/moj-mis... #FamilyLaw #NCDR

Our challenge to the ban on naming Sara Sharif judges was always about scrutiny, not blame: Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

Judges ‘need to be held to account’, says journalist who challenged naming ban www.channel4.com/news/judges-... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

"Press now allowed to report from family courts" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

French divorcee wins appeal in case over refusing husband sex www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Divorce #FamilyLaw