Rhys Taylor (The 36 Group)

Rhys Taylor (The 36 Group)

Rhys Taylor is a barrister at The 36 Group. He is a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee, the sub-committee of the Online Procedure Rule Committee and the Pension Advisory Group.

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Tech Corner: Ethical AI for Family Lawyers

Tech Corner: Ethical AI for Family Lawyers

A conversation between Kay Firth-Butterfield and Rhys Taylor Rhys Taylor: Could you tell me about your current role please? Kay Firth-Butterfield: Currently, I run my own consultancy, education and thought leadership company called Good Tech Advisory through which I give speeches and help companies and countries think about their design,

Revised Finance Pre-Action Protocol

Revised Finance Pre-Action Protocol

On 29 April 2024 important changes were made to FPR Part 3 and Part 28 to promote non-court dispute resolution (NCDR). These changes include requiring the court to encourage parties to use NCDR, the introduction of a new form (FM5) requiring parties to set out their views on NCDR, and

D(R) Day: Today’s Changes to FPR Parts 3 and 28

D(R) Day: Today’s Changes to FPR Parts 3 and 28

FPR Part 3 has historically been underused. This is strange given that: 1. FPR 1.4(1) provides that the court ‘must further the overriding objective by actively managing cases’; and 2. FPR 1.4(2)(f) states that active case management includes ‘encouraging the parties to use a non-court

Financial Dispute Revolution? The Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023

Financial Dispute Revolution? The Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023

There was a time when an unwritten rule seemed to provide that a marriage could only be described as long once the parties had celebrated their china anniversary and entered a third decade together, but times change, and so eventually do some rules. On any view, however, 20 years is

Interview with Hilary Woodward

Interview with Hilary Woodward

Hilary Woodward is a former solicitor and mediator, academic and the about to retire CEO of the Pension Advisory Group. At the launch of the Second Edition of the Pension Advisory Group report, Hilary’s contribution in the field of pensions on divorce was described as ‘incalculable’. She talks to

The PAG2 Guide – What Has Changed?

The PAG2 Guide – What Has Changed?

The publication of the Pension Advisory Group (PAG2) guidance in December 2023 marked the end of another lengthy and significant piece of interdisciplinary work by experienced practitioners in the field of pensions on divorce. Much has already been written about the new guide and the overall changes, so the aim

The Unopposable Application for a Penal Notice

The Unopposable Application for a Penal Notice

There are relatively few applications for a court order in financial remedy proceedings that cannot be opposed and which are bound to succeed. One is an application for a penal notice. As paragraph 59(c) of the Interim Report of the Financial Remedies Group dated 31st July 2014 stated: '