family law

The Family Law Company goes the extra length

A spirited team of swimmers from The Family Law Company in Plymouth raised £280 during an evening ‘Swimarathon’.

The legal line-up of Director of Legal Services, David Cobern and his son, Joe, Solicitor Derek Jordan, Associate Chartered Legal Executive, Alexandra Boardman Tim Phillips and between them swam an impressive 92 lengths of the Marjon’s swimming pool, equating to 260 meters...

Operation Dashboard clamps down on blue badge fraud

Police and Plymouth City Council are joining forces to clamp down on so called ‘blue badge fraud’ – motorists who misuse disabled parking badges or hold them illegally.

There are 2.56 million blue badges issued in Britain and one in 200 is stolen every year.

The council issues around 5,000 blue badges each year. People who receive certain benefits can be automatically...

Imran Khodabocus, Director, The Family Law Company

South West family lawyer frustrated that honour based abuse still has no legal definition

The understanding of what constitutes honour based abuse remains legally undefined after the government rejected calls to establish a legal definition.

The rejection comes after the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) made a series of recommendations in July, stating that such abuse remains a hidden crime and one which victims are hesitant to report without greater assurance that they...

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