Sue Vivian
Sue Vivian, Senior Actuary at Actuaries for Lawyers. Sue’s particular area of strength is public sector pensions and she worked for nearly 20 years at the Government Actuary’s Department, including as Head of the Public Service Pensions team which advises both the Government and public sector employers in relation to the management and technical aspects of these schemes. She is very strong in areas relating to Public Service Pensions Remedy and complications relating to the McCloud judgment, having written articles on this subject.
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Devina Mohanlal
Devina Mohanlal is an Inner Temple Scholar and Bar Course graduate. She is currently working as a paralegal at Craig Solicitors where she assists in private family law matters.
Laura Stewart Harris
Laura Stewart Harris is a paralegal working at Carson Kaye, a criminal law firm. She is interested in family law, particularly financial matters, and will apply for pupillage next round.
Fergus Reilly
Fergus Reilly is a recent Bar Course graduate and Gray’s Inn Scholar. He is about to commence work as a paralegal at an international law firm.
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Devina Mohanlal
Devina Mohanlal is an Inner Temple Scholar and Bar Course graduate. She is currently working as a paralegal at Craig Solicitors where she assists in private family law matters.
Laura Stewart Harris
Laura Stewart Harris is a paralegal working at Carson Kaye, a criminal law firm. She is interested in family law, particularly financial matters, and will apply for pupillage next round.
Fergus Reilly
Fergus Reilly is a recent Bar Course graduate and Gray’s Inn Scholar. He is about to commence work as a paralegal at an international law firm.
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Pensions and Divorce – Which Valuation Should You Use?
One issue which crops up regularly when advising parties on the division of pension rights on divorce is how pensions should be valued, and in particular whether the cash equivalent transfer value (CETV or CEV) is appropriate for this purpose.
The Costs of ‘Costs of Sale’
As part of the computation stage of financial remedy proceedings great care is taken to ascertain the accurate net value of the family home and other property owned by the parties or in which they have an interest.
Helliwell v Entwistle: Some Troubling Aspects
Following King LJ’s judgment in Helliwell v Entwistle [2025] EWCA Civ 1055, Sir Nicholas Mostyn reconsiders his reasoning in Cummings v Fawn [2023] EWHC 830 (Fam) and concludes that some of his language needs to be modified.