FLiP in the News

11 March 2013 Why a Marriage Certificate Could Keep The Roof Over Your Head: The Mail on Sunday, 10th March 2013
11 February 2013 University Challenge: Partner James Pirrie and Jo Gibson of NASMA consider the impact of divorce on university funding
21 November 2012 Partner David Allison appears on BBC Radio 4's MoneyBoxLive to talk about divorce.
08 October 2012 Gillian Bishop finalist in the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards 2012
14 June 2012 Bradley Williams named Family Lawyer of the Year in the Spear's Young Turk Awards 2012
17 April 2012 Partner David Allison speaks to the Guardian about the impact of legal aid cuts on funding divorce cases.
17 April 2012 Partner James Pirrie talks to The Financial Times about the new family arbitration scheme
10 April 2012 David Allison talks about child abduction to ITV's This Morning
26 March 2012 Partner James Pirrie speaks to the Financial Times about the impact of share bonuses on divorce payments
20 March 2012 Partner David Allison speaks to LBC radio about whether intelligent women are more likely to suffer domestic abuse
09 January 2012 Partner David Allison interviewed by BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex about the potentially damaging consequences of the legal aid cuts.
09 January 2012 Partner David Allison interviewed by Radio 5 Live about the potentially damaging consequences of the legal aid cuts.
08 January 2012 David Allison in his capacity as Chair of Resolution visits No.10 Downing Street
24 October 2011 Family Law Award Good News for Alternative Dispute Resolution
11 October 2011 Child Support: Widening Options
12 July 2011 The Times - David Allison - Legal aid Bill amendments
24 June 2011 pinktape.co.uk - James Pirrie - Book Review: Safe Routes to Child Support: A Resolution Guide
17 March 2011 Law Society Gazette - David Allison - Family Fortunes
04 March 2011 New Law Journal - David Allison - Mediation Dispute
03 March 2011 The Law Gazette - David Allison - Mediator shortage looms
24 February 2011 The Irish Times - David Allison - Divorcing couples in UK urged to use mediation service
23 February 2011 The Lawyer - David Allison - Divorcing couples to undertake mandatory mediation before heading to courts
16 February 2011 The Lawyer - David Allison - Happy Families
07 February 2011 The Times - David Allison - Tie the knot now or be tied up in knots later
03 February 2011 The Times - David Allison - Legal aid cuts pose risks to family cases
03 February 2011 Daily Mail - David Allison - Judge: Give live-in lovers equal rights
03 February 2011 The Times - David Allison - Top judge's charter for unmarried couples
03 February 2011 Mail Online - David Allison - Give cohabitees the same rights as married couples, says Britain's top family judge
11 January 2011 Savvy Women - David Allison - Pre-nuptial agreements could become legally binding. Are they a good idea or only for wealthy cynics?
11 January 2011 Moneywise.co.uk - David Allison - Soften the financial blow of divorce
18 December 2010 Family Law Bulletin - James Pirrie - Rising to the challenge
13 December 2010 Citywire - James Pirrie - Why you should not shy away from mental health issues
29 November 2010 The Review - James Pirrie - Rising to the challenge - What matters most?
23 November 2010 Family Law Week - David Allison - Professional representative bodies respond to Government's legal aid plans
16 November 2010 family law.co.uk - David Allison - Resolution criticise proposals to axe private family legal aid
27 October 2010 family law.co.uk - David Allison - Resolution warns against simplistic family justice reforms
26 October 2010 Family Law Week - David Allison - Resolution warns that cost savings threaten family justice
24 October 2010 The Independent - Gillian Bishop - This pre-nuptial decision isn't just for the rich
29 September 2010 The Review - James Pirrie - Rising to the challenge - What do our clients need?
28 September 2010 FLIP receives strong ranking in LEGAL 500 2010 edition
10 September 2010 New Law Journal - David Allison - Rhetoric, reviews & reality
17 August 2010 The Guardian - David Allison - Legal aid cuts put access to justice at risk, say lawyers
12 July 2010 The Times - James Pirrie - Father is barred from selling home over child support debt
20 April 2010 Thisismoney.co.uk - James Pirrie on Pre-nuptial agreements
10 March 2010 Woman & Home - David Allison - Why did I let my heart rule my head?
05 March 2010 Family Law in Partnership - Video
01 March 2010 Family Law Week - James Pirrie - Resolution welcomes child maintenance improvements
19 February 2010 "A Client's Guide to Collaborative Divorce" blogged by leading journalist
15 February 2010 Marie Claire.co.uk - David Allison - Single men outnumber women
12 February 2010 Times Online - David Allison - Single ladies keep your hopes up
12 February 2010 The Vancouver Sun - Marriage rates in England and Wales fallen to lowest levels since 1862
12 February 2010 Daily Mirror - David Allison - I Dont
12 February 2010 Daily Mail - David Allison - Weddings hit their lowest level since the Victorian age
11 February 2010 The Independent - David Allison - Fewer People Marrying than any time for a century
11 February 2010 BBC News - David Allison - Marriages dip again to record low
11 February 2010 Yahoo News - David Allison - Marriage rates lowest since 1862
11 February 2010 Express.co.uk - David Allison - Marriages in rapid decline as couples tying knot hit 100-year low
21 January 2010 Increase in Collaborative pre nuptial agreements
12 January 2010 Family Harmony by James Pirrie
24 November 2009 Italian Newspaper report
14 November 2009 The Review - James Pirrie - Parenting after parting
14 November 2009 The Review - Please Sir, Can we have back Calderbank? by James Pirrie
26 September 2009 Celebritymound.com - David Allison - Will Khloe Kardashian sign a prenup?
26 September 2009 The Telegraph - David Allison - Large increase in couples signing prenuptial agreements
26 September 2009 BBC News - David Allison - More couples signing pre-nuptials
18 September 2009 The Review - Bradley Williams - People in the news
18 September 2009 The Review - Follow the ADR Crowd by James Pirrie
18 September 2009 "Wrapper" Deeds of Seperation in Collaborative Cases by James Pirrie
18 September 2009 The Review - Collaborative Law Protocols - Vehicles to Share Best Practice, or Potentially Barbed Straitjackets?
16 September 2009 Family Law 'comment' piece by James Pirrie and Elizabeth Edwards
13 August 2009 Solutions - Let the good times roll by James Pirrie
31 July 2009 New Law Journal - Follow the (ADR) crowd by James Pirrie
25 July 2009 The Tablet - Letter by Gillian Bishop
30 May 2009 The Saturday Guardian - Dominic Raeside - You say you want a resolution
10 March 2009 The Guardian - James Pirrie - Splitting headaches in the divorce court
18 February 2009 Santa Cruz Sentinel - David Allison - UK recession forces revisions in divorce deals
17 February 2009 Salon.com - David Allison - UK recession forces revisions in divorce deals
27 January 2009 The Daily Mail - Ruth Smallacombe - For richer or poorer: Why divorce makes men wealthier but women are left worse off
27 January 2009 The Guardian - Ruth Smallacombe - Men become richer after divorce
23 January 2009 Resolution Guide to Schedule 1 of the Children Act - James Pirrie
19 January 2009 The Sunday TImes - James Pirrie - How to make divorce feel great
18 January 2009 The Sunday Times Style Mag - James Pirrie - How to make divorce feel this good
12 January 2009 The Law Gazette - David Allison - Family Lawyers braced for surge in divorce cases
21 November 2008 The Associated Press - David Allison - Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
18 November 2008 The Independent - David Allison - Conservatives plan to reduce cohabiting couples' rights
02 November 2008 The Observer - David Allison - In a crunch, divorce becomes a luxury too
20 October 2008 Indepedent Lawyer - Letter to Bridget Prentice - David Allison
06 August 2008 Independent Lawyer - David Allison - Fighting for Cohabitation Reform - part 2
06 August 2008 Independent Lawyer - David Allison - Fighting for Cohabitation Reform
22 July 2008 Resolution Review - The Second European Collaborative conference by James Pirrie
14 July 2008 The Observer - David Allison - Lord fights to give rights to cohabitees
14 July 2008 Resolution Review - Cohabitation: A Private Members Bill by David Allison
01 June 2008 Financial Times Wealth - Gillian Bishop - Top divorce solicitors for the wealthy
23 April 2008 Bloomberg - James Pirrie - Ex-wives snatch future bonuses after UK divorce court delays
13 April 2008 The Gazette - James Pirrie - Parental Guidance
16 March 2008 The Observer - James Pirrie - DIY divorces surge in wake of Mills case
09 March 2008 The Observer - James Pirrie - With the support of this pre-nup, I thee wed
28 January 2008 The Times - David Allison - Proven Benefits of Marriage
13 January 2008 The Sunday Telegraph - James Pirrie - Demand soars for 'pre-nup' agreements
31 July 2007 The Guardian - David Allison - Partners to get marriage-style financial rights
06 July 2007 New Law Journal -The Dig Continues by James Pirrie and Bradley Williams
15 June 2007 The Times - Easing the pain of seperation - letter by David Allison
16 May 2007 The Daily Telegraph - James Pirrie - Lawyer wants grandchildren to quit her home after son goes off with the nanny
12 May 2007 The Times - David Allison - Lord's ruling is a shake-up for break-ups
04 May 2007 New Law Journal - Fair Shares by James Pirrie
16 March 2007 New Law Journal - The Legal Dig by James Pirrie
11 January 2007 Gazette - David Allison - A very civil affair
22 October 2006 The Sunday Times - David Allison - All you need is lawyers
10 September 2006 The Review - Daniel Coombes - Mothers are special
25 August 2006 Solicitors Journal - Daniel Coombes - Lords back biological parents' rights
25 August 2006 The Law Reports - Child Support in Danger by James Pirrie
23 August 2006 Family Law News - Family Law as smoke clears after Miller and McFarlane by James Pirrie
27 July 2006 The Times - Children returned to biological mother in lesbian case
27 July 2006 The Guardian - Sisters returned to biological mother in lesbian's court battle
18 July 2006 The Daily Mail - David Allison - Betrayal of a trophy wife
13 July 2006 The Times - Bradley Williams - Mother wins support case
05 June 2006 Newspaper - James Pirrie - Mother challenges CSA 'negligence'
28 May 2006 The Observer - James Pirrie - Landmark divorce ruling strengthens women's financial case
28 May 2006 The Independent on Sunday - David Allison - How we split
26 May 2006 The Daily Telegraph - James Pirrie - Pre-nuptial agreements to increase after law lords' ruling
25 May 2006 The Independent - James Pirrie - Divorced wives' claims for millions are backed in two landmark legal rulings
25 May 2006 The Times - James Pirrie - The rewritten rules of marriage and divorce
25 May 2006 Daily Mail - James Pirrie - How two women changed the face of divorce
25 May 2006 The Daily Telegraph - James Pirrie - Balancing fairness and compensation
25 May 2006 The Daily Express - James Pirrie - Women win the divorce jackpot
25 May 2006 The Daily Telegraph - James Pirrie - Landmark victory for ex-wives
24 May 2006 The Evening Standard - James Pirrie - The ex-wives strike rich
23 April 2006 The Observer - James Pirrie - Waring couples lose chance to make partner pay for divorce
12 January 2006 The Gazette - David Allison - A very civil affair
23 September 2005 The Solicitors Journal - Children and the future by James Pirrie
02 December 2004 The Times - James Pirrie - Lawyer of the week
24 October 2004 The Mail on Sunday - James Pirrie - Take those old pension funds out of the freezer
01 September 2004 The Independent - David Allison - Friends disunited: rise in divorce blamed on internet and texting
30 March 2004 The Lawyer - Gay Divorce by David Allison
30 March 2004 The Lawyer - David Allison - Gay Divorce for the 21st Century
26 March 2004 Magazine - Gillian Bishop - Give mediation a chance
30 January 2004 The Times - James Pirrie - If you must get divorced, why not do it together?
01 January 2004 The Times - James Pirrie - Lawyer of the week