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The Cygnet Law blog keeps you up-to-date with the latest legal advice, updates, stories, and much more across various law sectors.

Children

Be sensible about shared custody in lockdown

As you can imagine, many people are concerned about how their lives are going to be impacted over the next few weeks. We’re suggested to our clients with shared care arrangements that a ‘sensible approach’...

Domestic Violence

Domestic abuse danger now we’re locked down

We are raising concerns for those at risk of domestic violence during the country-wide lockdown announced last night (23 March 2020). Many charities that support survivors of domestic abuse have begun to prepare for more...

Domestic Violence

Worrying rise in domestic violence against people over the age of 50, our FOI finds

We are calling for more action to be taken to address a ‘worrying’ rise in domestic violence against people over the age of 50. In Tees Valley, the number of reported cases doubled between 2016...

Children

Leading lights of children’s services agree direction for care in Redcar

Cygnet Family Law recently welcomed Councillor Karen King, Deputy leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council and chair of the Corporate Parenting Board, to discuss the legal services currently offered to families in the region. Cllr...

Legal expert joins mental health charity’s board

Cygnet Law’s Stacey Phoenix has joined the Board of Directors of local mental health charity, Redcar & Cleveland Mind. In her Trustee position, Stacey, a solicitor at Redcar-based Cygnet Family Law, will be involved in...

Cygnet Law welcomes new female judge statistics

Cygnet Law has welcomed newly published figures highlighting a growth in the number of females in judicial roles, especially in the North East. The figures published by the Office of National Statistics show that the...

Cygnet Law offers cohabiting couples advice

 Cygnet Family Law is warning of complications following a relationship breakdown after the news that more Britons than ever are cohabiting without being married or in a civil partnership. According to the latest statistics from...

FINANCIAL STRAIN MAY BE LEADING TO DIVORCE, BUT PARTNERS CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES, SAYS LEGAL FIRM FOUNDER

The rise in the latest divorce figures is likely to have been brought about by the rising cost of living, with growth not yet filtering down to ordinary people, the founder of Cygnet Family Law...

TEES SOCIETY FORUM DISCUSSES MOVING BENEFIT CLAIMS ONLINE

Members of Tees Society Forum, created by leading Redcar lawyer Peter Medd to highlight key social issues affecting the Tees Valley community, have expressed concern about the implications of moving benefits claims online.