Family Law & Lattes

Today Melanie is joined by Remyhs Baker, a family law solicitor at Pinney Talfourd in Brentwood.  Remyhs specialises in all aspects of separation including financial provision and private children matters. She has had extensive training in domestic abuse work, including obtaining injunctions. Together they discuss the ins and outs of Occupation Orders and how to make a successful application.

In this episode Melanie is joined by Heledd Wyn, Director and Head of Private Client & Long Term Care at Gregg Latchams. Heledd has over 15 years’ experience across a range of future planning, private wealth and Court of Protection work. Heledd is a member of STEP and sat on the STEP Mental Capacity Global Special Interest Group for six years. She is therefore well placed to answer all of Melanie'...

In this episode Melanie is joined by our very first guest on Family Law & Lattes, Roxane Reiser. Roxane is a family law barrister at 1 Hare Court in London. Today Melanie and Roxane will be giving us a crash course in Swiss family law and pointing out what us English lawyers need to know about. 

Melanie is joined by Francoise Bonnaillie-Valmorin of FBV Family Law for a briefing on all things french family law. Francoise is both a french avocat and an english solicitor specialising in advising clients on cross border family law. Together they'll be discussing the latest updates in french family law and what practicalities english family law practitioners need to consider when dealing in an...

Jeetesh Patel of Laurus Law returns for a second episode to discuss another of his areas of expertise - International Adoption.  Together Melanie and Jeetesh consider what makes international adoption different, what the process is and what the parents wanting to bring their adopted children back to England need to be aware of.

Today Melanie is joined by David Truex, David worked as a family lawyer at the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria but it was in his role as chair of the Family Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria that he initiated Australia’s first family law mediation service and first lawyer specialist accreditation program. After 10 years as a legal aid lawyer in Melbourne he moved to London and establis...

Today Melanie is joined by Jo O’Sullivan. Jo is an experienced family law solicitor at Jo O’Sullivan Family Law in Lewes and Brighton. She is a family law solicitor, mediator and collaborative lawyer. She is passionate about minimising the damage caused by separation and divorce and prides herself on helping her clients have an 'acrimony-free' divorce. In this episode Jo will be discussing the rev...

This is the first in a series of episodes discussing Trusts.  Melanie is joined by Max Turnell, a family law barrister at 1 Kings Bench Walk in London. Max’s work includes divorce, financial remedies, disputes between unmarried couples, private and international children cases and jurisdiction disputes. He is a co-author of 1KBW on Trusts in Matrimonial Finance Proceedings and a contributor to Jac...

Today Melanie is joined by James Evans, James is a professional liaison for Our Family Wizard. His role includes educating judges, barristers, solicitors, mediators and other family law professionals on the online tools that can be utilised to benefit and monitor parental communication in high conflict cases. James travels the country attending family law conferences, workshops and seminars each y...

Today Melanie is joined by Emma Spruce, Emma is a family law barrister at 4 Paper Buildings in London. She has experience across the spectrum of family law, representing clients at all levels including the High Court. Emma is regularly instructed in both private and public children law and has assisted clients in cases with complex issues such as allegations of domestic abuse, internal and interna...

Today Melanie is joined by Remyhs Baker, a family law solicitor at Pinney Talfourd in Brentwood.  Remyhs specialises in all aspects of separation including financial provision and private children matters. She has had extensive training in domestic abuse work, including obtaining injunctions. Together they discuss the ins and outs of Non Molestation Orders and how to make a successful applica...

Today Melanie is joined by Jeetesh Patel, a specialist family law solicitor at Laurus Law in London. Jeetesh has over 20 years’ experience handling family matters and is an expert in the financial aspects of divorce and separation. He also has considerable expertise in international surrogacy and adoption. Together they discuss the complex topic of International Surrogacy.

Today Melanie is joined by Roxane Reiser, family law barrister at 1 Hare Court in London.  Roxane specialises in cross border divorce and financial remedy proceedings and frequently deals with cases involving issues of jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement. Together they discuss the thorny issue of family law after Brexit.