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Lauren Hall

Osbornes Law Welcomes New Head of International Children

Osbornes Law is delighted to announce the arrival of Lauren Hall to the firm. Lauren Hall joins the family department...

Parenting Talk With Noël Janis-Norton

Osbornes Law are delighted to be hosting internationally known parenting expert, Noël Janis-Norton, who will be delivering the talk:...

Sarah Norman-Scott

Cohabitation agreements

Unmarried couples who live together do not have the same legal protection as married couples and civil partners when they...

Isabelle James

What is legal parenthood and how is it...

This issue was in the news recently, when a married Oklahoma same-sex couple were in court over a dispute about...

Lisa Pepper

Judge ignores pre-nuptial agreement but factors in non-matrimonial...

Case Law One of the reasons I am still passionate about family law, after 20 years in the field, is that...

Mark Freedman

Family law award nomination for Osbornes Law

The family team at Osborne have been shortlisted as finalists at the Family Law Awards 2022. The department are one of...

Isabelle James

What if my partner predeceases me before we...

A review of a recent case concerning consent during fertility treatment. When going through fertility treatment as a couple, it...

Isabelle James

Declaration of parentage after mistake at register office

Recently in the news has been the outcome of the case of Osborne & Anor v Cambridgeshire County Council [2022] EWHC 1982 (...

Artificial insemination illustration, blue background.

Isabelle James

New strategy to make fertility treatment more accessible

In July 2022, the Department of Health for England released its strategy aimed at improving Women’s Health. While women represent 51%...

Isabelle James

Proposed Changes to Gamete Donor Anonymity Laws in...

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has proposed changes to the law surrounding gamete donor anonymity in the UK....

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Lisa Pepper

Mediation or Arbitration: What’s best for me?

Few divorcing couples want to end up in court, which is why mediation and arbitration are faster and more effective...

Naomi Angell

Naomi Angell, founder, celebrates Coram Children’s Legal...

Naomi Angell, Head of Osbornes’ Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility Law Unit spoke, at the 40th birthday of the Coram Children’...

Kesha Pabari

Has my child been abducted?

My ex-partner has taken our child abroad without my consent – what should I do? In order for a parent to...

Surrogacy - word from wooden blocks with letters

Isabelle James

Legal considerations in the surrogacy process

What Are My Surrogacy Options at Home and Abroad? When you’re considering surrogacy as an intended parent, you may...

Isabelle James

Birth parent fails to overturn adoption order

Most adoption applications go through smoothly and it is only in the minority of cases that birth parents seek to...

Sad Young Woman With Pregnancy Test At Home

Isabelle James

Changes in Fertility Law Benefit Families

Following campaigning by those working in the fertility sector and public consultation in 2020, the Government announced on 6th September 2021 that...

Naomi Angell

Osbornes Launch Parenthood Section With Tatler

The family department at Osbornes Law is delighted to announce a new initiative with Tatler. The firm has been working...

Bridget Thompson

Osbornes Shortlisted At Family Law Awards

The family department is delighted to have been shortlisted for ‘London Law Firm of the Year 2021‘ at the Lexis Nexis...

Andrew Watson

Pre-nups becoming the new norm for soon to...

Lawyers are seeing record numbers of couples signing pre-nuptial agreements this year as the country moves closer to a society...

Lisa Pepper

Can you contest a prenuptial agreement?

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are getting a divorce after nearly seven years of marriage. According to reports, Kim filed...

Lisa Pepper

Lockdown rush to cohabitation leaves couples lacking financial...

When the lockdown was announced many couples had to make a rushed decision to move in together or face months...

Edward Taylor

I’m living with an abusive partner during...

On 23 March 2020 the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced a national lockdown. The government implemented the most severe restrictions on public...

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Simone McGrath

London Council named as Judge lifts ruling

Haringey Council has been named in a case involving parents of a 14 year-old boy with cerebral palsy and his brother...

Simone McGrath

Osbornes Law case news: Naming Local Authorities – should...

A recent article written by the Transparency Project http://www.transparencyproject.org.uk/to-name-or-not-to-name-that-is-the-question/ discusses the question of whether Local...

David Leadercramer

Supervised contact and Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has created a number of difficult challenges for separated families. The Government has been helpful in confirming...

Naomi Angell

Naomi Angell Speaks at the Launch by the...

The EACH campaign is a worldwide campaign to ensure that every child who has been orphaned, abandoned or otherwise separated...

Expert Fertility Lawyer at Osbornes Represents Parents after...

Judgement was handed down today by Lord Justice Munby, president of the Family Division of The High Court in [2016] EWHC 2273 (...

Naomi Angell

Naomi Angell appointed to the Law Society Children’...

Naomi Angell, children’s lawyer and head of Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility Law at Osbornes has been appointed to the...

Celebrating surrogacy and raising awareness

National Surrogacy Week (5-11 August) is back again and celebrating surrogacy in the UK. This valuable week helps to raise...

First Fines Issued by the ICO Under GDPR

The last week has seen two companies fined in excess of £300m by The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in...

Sarah Norman-Scott

Planning your summer wedding – thought about a prenuptial...

With the good weather over the bank holiday it feels like summer is already here. For family lawyers, spring brings...

Naomi Angell

Russian Adoptions

Adopting a baby from Russia can give a chance of a family to a child who would otherwise spend their...

Same-sex couples: will they be able to get...

The government has published its Marriage (same-sex couples) Bill to allow same-sex marriages, but how does this differ from entering...

Financial rights for cohabitants – an interesting case

Gow v Grant [2012] UKSC 29 is a recent decision of the Supreme Court dealing with the financial rights of cohabitants, the...

The impact on maintenance when cohabiting

The case X v Y (Maintenance Arrears: Cohabitation) (2012) considered the definition of cohabitation. This was a case where the husband...

Change in Surrogacy Law

Surrogacy Law has just been changed to enable a single person to apply for a parental order in applications for...

Thai Case Shines The Light on International Surrogacy

A story reported by the Telegraph this week raises some interesting questions about international surrogacy. The reporting states that a 28...

Osbornes Represents Family Who Suffer Breach of Confidentiality

Breach of confidentiality is terrifying and damaging for victims. Sensitive data revelations are causing substantial distress and loss of confidence....

Sperm donors: licensed clinics v unlicensed donations

The issue of unlicensed sperm donors and online sperm donors has once again recently been raised in the media following...

Abducted children reunited with mother after 30 years

A mother has told of how she finally tracked down her two children 30 years after they were snatched by her...

Presumption of shared parenting – good or bad!

The Government has recently proposed that a presumption of shared parenting should be enshrined in legislation. The danger is that...

The “common law wife” myth rears head again...

New age ‘guru’ to the rich and famous, Simon Brown is being sued by the mother of his child in...

No pre-nuptial agreement for ‘California girl’ Katy Perry

After filing for divorce in December 2011 it has now become clear that Russell Brand and Katy Perry did not sign...

Naomi Angell

Osbornes consultant appointed to Joint Chair Law Society...

Naomi Angell, family law consultant at Osbornes and leading adoption lawyer specialist has been appointed as joint chair of the...

Dawn of a New Era – Launch of new...

Naomi Angell, Osbornes’ resident adoption specialist, attended the launch of the new guidance on adoption at the Foundling Museum in...

Supreme Court rules on important cohabitee case

On 9th November 2011 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the important case of Kernott v Jones, in relation to...

Lisa Pepper

When did Prenups become Enforceable in the UK?

On 20th October 2010, the highest court in the land had the final say in one of the most eagerly awaited...