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Called to the Bar |
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July 1979 , Middle Temple |
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Education |
Robert Purdie
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LLB (Hons) University College, Cardiff |
| Areas of practice |
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Family law in particular ancillary relief. |
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Children - private and public law. |
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Divorce, nullity, judicial separation, declarations as to marital status, legitimacy, parentage. |
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Disputes between cohabitants - Claims under Trusts of Land and Appointments of Trustees Act 1996. |
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Family provision - Claims under Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. |
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Equity, trusts and probate. |
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Private international law; domicile, immigration, nationality. |
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Ecclesiastical law. |
| Memberships |
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South Eastern Circuit |
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Family Law Bar Association |
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Ecclesiastical Law Society |
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Franco-British Lawyers Society |
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Cases |
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Harries v Bishop of Chester (2007) 9 Eccl LJ 141 |
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Re H-D (Children) [2001] EWCA Civ 402 |
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J v J (A Minor: Property Transfer) [1993] 2 FLR 56 |
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K v K [1986] 2 FLR 411 |
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Webb v Webb [1986] 1 FLR 541, CA |
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B v B (Custody of Children) [1985] FLR 166, CA |
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Re J (A Minor)(Wardship) (1984) 5 FLR 535 |
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Publications - books |
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Rayden and Jackson, Contributor, 17th Edn 1997 |
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Butterworths Family Law Guide, Contributor, 1997 |
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A Guide to the Family Law Act 1996, Co-author, 1996 |
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Matrimonial and Domestic Injunctions, Co-author, 1st Edn 1982, 2nd Edn 1987 |
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Atkins Court Forms ‘Husband and Wife’, Contributor, 1985 |
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Publications - articles |
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A Need for Guidance - Committal Sentencing (2004) 37 Family Law Journal 15, 38 Family Law Journal 12 |
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The Matrimonial Mareva (1985) 5 Litigation 183 |
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Double Jeopardy in Family Committals (1985) 5 Litigation 5 |
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The Practical Effect of Richards v Richards (1983) 113 New Law Journal 759 |
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Other Information |
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Working knowledge of French and French Family Law. |
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