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Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake (4/6)

It is telling that, despite numerous attempts to curb this practice, in 2018 tabloids and many of their readers still continue to refer to unmarried cohabiting couples as ‘common law spouses’, which phrase implies rights that do not exist in law. Indeed, a poll conducted by Resolution (the association of family solicitors) during the Cohabitation… Continue reading Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake (4/6)

New Book Review: Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake

Josiah-Lake Gardiner are pleased to announce that David Josiah-Lake’s latest book “Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition” has received another fantastic review. In the November 2018 Newsletter issued by the Association of Lawyers for Children, Poonam Bhari of 3PB writes“This 4th edition is a clearly written and invaluable resource for dealing with the issues and… Continue reading New Book Review: Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake

Book Review: Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake

Josiah-Lake Gardiner are pleased to report that David Josiah-Lake’s latest book “Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition” has received a fantastic review by Graeme Fraser in the New Law Journal (19 October 2018). The review notes that David’s book provides “a clear and easily accessible summary of rights and remedies for cohabitants living together and… Continue reading Book Review: Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake

Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake (3/6)

The word ‘cohabitation’ has come to denote the situation where two people live together as husband and wife or as civil partners in a family framework analogous to marriage or civil partnership, without actually having gone through a ceremony of marriage or entering into a civil partnership. There is no formal definition of ‘cohabitants’ but,… Continue reading Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake (3/6)

Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake (2/6)

As David says in the introduction to the book, with Brexit sucking all the air out of the room (well, out of the legislative chamber in Parliament), it is unlikely that there will be any significant developments with regard to the law affecting cohabitants/unmarried families and no ‘divorce law equivalent’ affording rights to cohabitants for… Continue reading Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake (2/6)

Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake (1/6)

As one would expect, there have been enormous (and hugely progressive) advances in the area of family law since the last edition of Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law which was published in 2001. Ever growing acceptance of and legal recognition for same sex relationships has seen the passing of both the Civil Partnership Act 2004… Continue reading Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition by David Josiah-Lake (1/6)

New publication: Cohabitants and the Law

Josiah-Lake Gardiner is pleased to announce the publication of David Josiah-Lake’s latest book ‘Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4th edition’. The book was published by Bloomsbury Professional today and provides a detailed analysis of the latest legislative, procedural and case law developments in this evolving area of law. The book is available for download/purchase here:… Continue reading New publication: Cohabitants and the Law