Caroline Bowden (Anthony Gold Solicitors)

Caroline Bowden (Anthony Gold Solicitors)

Caroline Bowden is a consultant at Anthony Gold Solicitors. She is a board member of the Family Mediation Council and a member of the Family Solutions.

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Bringing Child Welfare to the Fore: Why the Financial Remedies Reform Consultation Should Unify the Section 25 Checklist

Bringing Child Welfare to the Fore: Why the Financial Remedies Reform Consultation Should Unify the Section 25 Checklist

Caroline Bowden, Sophie Connors and James Pirrie, working as part of a reform sub-group of the Family Solutions Group, propose an adjustment of s 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, merging and reassembling subsections (2) and (3).

The Express Financial Remedy Pilot – a Fast Track to Success or Turmoil?

The Express Financial Remedy Pilot – a Fast Track to Success or Turmoil?

A fast-track pilot scheme for financial remedy cases is running from 7 April 2025 to 3 April 2026 in courts in the north of England. It applies by default to all cases started there where net assets (excluding pensions) are less than £250,000. It is possible to request to

Standardising Financial Disclosure for Out-of-Court Resolution: Can We Trust the D81?

Standardising Financial Disclosure for Out-of-Court Resolution: Can We Trust the D81?

The principal forms we use for capturing financial data were drafted by different groups of people, at different times and with different purposes: and it shows. As technology and non-court dispute resolution (NCDR) continue expanding, now might be the time to consider if these forms are, first, fit for purpose

Caroline Bowden

Caroline Bowden is a consultant at Anthony Gold Solicitors. She is a board member of the Family Mediation Council and a member of the Family Solutions Group, the Law Society’s Family Law Committee, and the FPRC’s working group dealing with the recent Part 3 rule changes promoting greater