News & blog

6 November 2023

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – The New Offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud

13 October 2023

Coach to World Champion Boxer, Terrence Crawford, received a Suspended Sentence for being in possession of a firearm at Manchester Airport

7 February 2023

The under used Defence Lawyer’s tool – Section 59 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001

20 July 2022

Internal Children Relocation: The Law on Moving Children Within the UK

13 July 2022

Blackfords Lawyers join thousands at the London Legal Walk 2022

28 June 2022

No-Fault Divorce and it’s impact on financial proceedings

The question we now hear from many of our clients is this: has the no-fault divorce brought about any changes to the financial proceedings that sit alongside the divorce proceedings?

1 June 2022

Blackfords LLP acquires The Castle Partnership

10 May 2022

Blackfords Family Lawyers Raise Money at Guildford Legal Walk

11 February 2022

No-Fault Divorce: everything you need to know

A no fault divorce removes the need for fault or blame in the divorce process. This is done by scrapping the requirement to cite one of the current five reasons for divorce.

3 May 2021

Educational cases – how we can help

Due to our extensive experience in criminal defence, professional discipline and regulatory work we are in a unique position to be able to provide a multi-disciplinary approach and perspective.

3 May 2021

Safeguarding students

Sexual allegations within a school, college, or university involve sensitive issues which are often complex and are commonly mishandled by the relevant institution leaving vulnerable students on both sides of a complaint open to the potential of serious consequences and reputational ruin.

7 April 2021

Five things you need to know if you are separated and want to take your children on a holiday abroad

With many of us eager to go on holiday abroad as soon as circumstances permit us, Eleni Habib answers some commonly asked questions about separated parents taking their children abroad.

3 March 2021

5 most common divorce questions and answers dealt with

Facing a divorce can be a truly stressful period in one's life. Thus it is completely reasonable for a person to have quite a few questions about the process as well as what to expect at the end of it.

16 February 2021

European Arrest Warrant post Brexit

The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is a simplified system for extradition between the EU Member States and up until 31st December 2020, the UK had the ability to apply for an EAW in order to have an individual returned to the UK to face prosecution or for the purpose of enforcing a custodial sentence. 

4 February 2021

Criminal trials during Covid-19: Nightingale Courts

In September I started a trial. An actual criminal trial. One that was listed for 6-8 weeks with multiple defendants in a pandemic at a Nightingale court.

3 November 2020

COVID-19: business as usual for Blackfords

All of the partners of the firm are still working. In addition we have a team of key workers supporting us across all offices. We continue to take instructions from existing and new clients.

30 September 2020

3 key things to consider before proceeding with a divorce

Although the breakdown of a marriage is more often than not an unhappy event, the process of divorce and arranging finances as a result of separation need not necessarily be an unhappy experience in itself.

1 August 2020

Child Arrangements and Coronavirus

Dealing with shared parenting and children visits to your ex-partner is not easy – and the coronavirus has created new problems. The most important thing is to continue trying to look after your child’s best interests.

3 July 2020

Health & Safety Prosecution – Abuse of Process Ruling

HSE v. STONEHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, H J BENNETT LIMITED, NIGEL BENNETT, RYDE DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED and NEIL HARRISON

8 June 2020

Statement regarding HRH The Duke of York

In January 2020, Blackfords LLP were commissioned to support HRH The Duke of York in his desire to provide cooperation to the US authorities regarding the victims of the late Jeffrey Epstein, should those authorities request his assistance.

13 March 2020

HMRC application for an Account Freezing Order (AFO) successfully defeated

Naureen Shariff, together with Benjamin Waidhofer of Foundry Chambers, successfully defeated a ‘with notice’ application by HMRC to freeze a bank account holding a credit balance of just under £250,000.00.

5 February 2020

Bank Accounts Frozen? Don’t Let it Go!

In a follow up to our Unexplained Wealth Orders Article, Daniel Cundy and Naureen Shariff explore Account Freezing Orders (AFO) introduced under the criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017).

5 December 2019

Our Law Team Solved an Account Freezing Order

Daniel Cundy and Naureen Shariff together with Benjamin Waidhofer of Foundry Chambers successfully resisted an application for an Account Freezing Order under section 303Z1 POCA 2002 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

20 November 2019

Non-molestation Order Protection

Are you or your children victims of domestic violence? Then you might be looking for a non-molestation order. Why? Because the challenges of leaving an abusive partner cannot be underestimated.