Professor Emma Hitchings | Bristol University

Professor Emma Hitchings | Bristol University

Emma Hitchings is a Professor of Family Law at Bristol University and has undertaken a range of empirical studies on financial remedies and family jus...

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The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?

The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?

It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court. The purpose of this article is to reflect upon the possible ways in which the FRC might evolve and develop in the future.

Fair Shares and the Financial Reality of the ‘Everyday’ Divorce

Fair Shares and the Financial Reality of the ‘Everyday’ Divorce

Introduction The Fair Shares research study provides the first nationally representative picture of the financial arrangements made by divorcing couples in England and Wales. While approximately 100,000 couples divorce each year, of these only around one-third leave the marriage with a court order in relation to finances, with the

Fair Shares? Sorting Out Money and Property on Divorce

Fair Shares? Sorting Out Money and Property on Divorce

Introduction For the 100,000 couples who divorce annually in England and Wales, the financial arrangements they make can determine the future standard of living that they and their children will have. Yet, only a third of them use the legal system to reach a financial settlement, with the remaining

Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Cases

Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Cases

Introduction While domestic abuse is one of the issues currently at the top of the family law agenda,[[1]] it is not as prominent in financial remedy work as it is in children work and professional discussion is limited.[[2]] The absence of a practice direction for financial proceedings equivalent

Emma Hitchings

Emma Hitchings

Emma Hitchings is a Professor of Family Law at Bristol University and has undertaken a range of empirical studies on financial remedies and family justice issues. She is the co-editor of the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law and is co-author of Bromley's Family Law (OUP, 2021)