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A PIP tribunal can feel intimidating, especially if you do not know what the panel is going to ask. The hearing is not designed to catch you out. It is an independent appeal hearing where the tribunal looks again at the Personal Independence Payment decision and decides whether the correct PIP descriptors and points were […]

A fact-finding hearing in the family court can be one of the most important stages in a child arrangements case. It is not a routine hearing. It is the stage where the court decides whether serious disputed allegations are proved. Those findings can then affect where a child lives, how contact takes place, whether contact […]

Unmarried couples’ rights are not the same as the rights of married couples or civil partners. Living together for several years, sharing bills or having children does not automatically create a marriage or give you the financial protections available on divorce. Government proposals published in 2026 could change the position for some cohabiting couples in […]