Lee Pashen | Director / Solicitor | CP Law https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/author/leepashen/ Clear & practical legal advice Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:35:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Barder Events in Family Law https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/barder-events-in-family-law/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:53:36 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=5638 A Barder event is a principle in Family law that allows a party to set aside or appeal a financial remedy order made upon divorce if a significant event occurs shortly after the order is made. The principle derives from the case Barder v Barder [1987] where an order was successfully appealed because of a […]

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]]> What The New Employment Rights Bill Means For You https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/what-the-new-employment-rights-bill-means-for-you/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:14:26 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=5624 What will this mean for both employers and employees?Between 2010 and 2024 there was relatively little new employment legislation, with most key laws, such as the Employment Rights Act 1996, dating from the 1990s. More recently, there have been many private members’ bills introduced on various aspects of employment law. Many of these, on topics […]

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]]> Fact Finding Guide For Clients https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/fact-finding-guide-for-clients/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:56:39 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=5187 What is a Fact Finding Hearing? A Fact Finding Hearing is a type of court hearing that considers the evidence surrounding allegations. This is a special hearing which is arranged to decide whether an alleged incident took place or not. Fact finding hearings are common in children law cases but can also happen during other […]

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]]> Renters (Reform) Bill is finally here! https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/renters-reform-bill-is-finally-here/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:57:53 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=5167 In February 2023, we looked at the Government’s white paper which set out 12 proposals on how to make the private rental sector fairer to landlord and tenants. Following on from the governments white paper, landlords and tenants have been waiting for the much anticipated first draft of the Renters (Reform) Bill, introduced to Parliament […]

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]]> Discrimination in the workplace https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/discrimination-in-the-workplace/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:27:42 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=5102 The law protects you against discrimination at work, including: There are various types of discrimination and it is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of:- The above are known as “protected characteristics” and you are legally protected from discrimination by the Equality Act 2010.

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]]> Long COVID – Is it a disability? https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/long-covid-is-it-a-disability/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:36:32 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=5098 A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a long-term and substantial adverse effect on a person’s ability to do normal day-to-day activities. What is long term?The physical or mental impairment will affect the person or is likely to affect them for at least a year and/or it’s likely to last […]

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]]> Non Molestation Order – How to apply https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/non-molestation-order-how-to-apply/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:00:50 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=5035 If you are a victim of domestic abuse and the person you want to be protected from (‘the respondent’) is: If you are under 16 you need permission from the High Court to apply for a non-molestation order. What is your relationship with the respondent?You can apply if you are a victim of domestic abuse […]

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]]> Enforcing Financial Orders upon Divorce https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/enforcing-financial-orders-upon-divorce/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:50:51 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=5026 So you have a financial order in place following divorce which may include an order for your former spouse to pay you a lump sum, a monthly payment known as spousal maintenance or periodical payments or a pension sharing order of your former spouse’s pension. However your former spouse has not handed over the lump […]

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]]> STOP – do you know what restrictions affect your property? https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/stop-do-you-know-what-restrictions-affect-your-property/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:07:02 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=4963 During the purchase of your property your legal representative should have made you aware of what rights and obligations, commonly known as covenants, affect your property. Those rights and covenants that affect your property can be located within the title register and other associated title documents (such as conveyances and transfers) to your property. Understandingly, […]

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]]> Good Divorce Week 2022 https://www.pro-ea.com/insights/good-divorce-week-2022/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:23:00 +0000 https://www.pro-ea.com/?p=4723 CP Law Solicitors are strong advocates of Good Divorce Week 2022, an annual awareness campaign run by Resolution. We are proud that two of our Dispute Resolution & Family Solicitors, Lee Pashen and Marianne Tyndall, are members of Resolution, an organisation which represents over 6,500 family professionals dedicated to helping people find a better way […]

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