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No Fault Divorce – Two years on from this ground-breaking reform, our Family Law team reflects on its impact on the divorce process

April 28, 2024

As from the 6th April 2022, no-fault divorce law came into effect in England and Wales, meaning that divorcing couples no longer have to...

Spring Budget money for Family Courts welcome – “every little bit helps” – but general consensus is that this is nowhere near enough to address the extent of the issues

March 12, 2024

Like most family lawyers, the team at Bates Wells & Braithwaite in Ipswich welcomed the Chancellor’s recognition in last week’s budget that the current...

Suffolk Cost Of Living Surviving Winter Appeal 2022

December 13, 2022

Bates Wells & Braithwaite is Supporting the Suffolk Cost Of Living Surviving Winter Appeal 2022 Christopher Mason and Nicky Coates joined over 50 other...

Nicky Coates & Natasha Price join Bates Wells & Braithwaite

November 30, 2022

Welcome additions to the Family and Residential Property teams as Nicky Coates and Natasha Price join Bates Wells & Braithwaite. We have welcomed two...

Supporting Good Divorce Week | Bates Wells & Braithwaite

November 28, 2022

Bates Wells & Braithwaite, Ipswich, is supporting Good Divorce Week – 28 November to 2 December 2022 As members of Resolution,  the community of...

Government rejects reform of rights for cohabiting couples

November 17, 2022

Government rejects call for immediate reform of legal rights of cohabiting couples A report published in August by the Women and Equalities Committee called...

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