Fiona Pawsey, Author at Newnham & Jordan Solicitors

Understanding Finances on Divorce

01/08/2024 by Fiona Pawsey in Legal

Understanding Finances on Divorce In this digital age when parties are now able to apply to do their own divorce on-line, Fiona Pawsey, Solicitor sets out a guide to finances on divorce. I have found that many people assume that applying for a divorce online means that they will also […]

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Thinking of Divorce? How changes in the Divorce laws as of 6th April may help you.

31/03/2022 by Fiona Pawsey in Family law

No Fault Divorce As of 6th April 2022, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 comes into force. This Act introduces no fault divorce with irretrievable breakdown being the only basis of divorce. This means fault does not have to be shown, argued, or pleaded. The timescale involved in an […]

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Thinking of Divorce? How changes in the Divorce laws as of 6th April may help you.

Dealing With Financial Matters in a Divorce

04/02/2022 by Fiona Pawsey in Family law

The Court has now devised a simple and easy way to for you to deal with your divorce online, however I often come across clients who do not realise that this does not deal with the financial aspects of your divorce within this process. The only way of deal with […]

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“No Win, No fee” Agreements (Conditional Fee Agreements): What are they?

27/01/2022 by Fiona Pawsey in Litigation / Personal Injury

In a “no win, no fee” agreement if any award is made, or a settlement is reached between the parties, the solicitor will take a percentage of the award to cover their legal costs and this percentage will be agreed with you prior to work being commenced. The percentage depends […]

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“No Win, No fee” Agreements (Conditional Fee Agreements): What are they?

Cost of Court Proceedings – Will I recover my costs?

10/05/2021 by Fiona Pawsey in Legal

Proportionality is at the forefront of all litigation following the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). The aim is to achieve a just result with appropriate speed and expense. The overriding objective, covered under CPR 1.1 requires Courts to deal with cases justly and at proportionate cost. When working out [...]

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Marriage revokes your Will. What can you do to protect your beneficiaries?

30/06/2020 by Fiona Pawsey in Wills and Power of Attorney

Unknown to many people is a law dating back to the reign of Queen Victoria in 1837. This law causes your Will to be revoked in the event you get Married, unless there is a clause expressly stating otherwise in your Will. The “Intestacy Rules” apply to an estate where […]

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Marriage revokes your Will. What can you do to protect your beneficiaries?

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