
Jo Edwards
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Head of Family Team of the Year 2021 & 2017; Chair of @ResFamilyLaw 2014-16/NC; media commentator; regular divorce expert on ITVโs @Lorraine; Man United fan
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https://www.forsters.co.uk/people/joanne-edwards 24-03-2012 21:15:40
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The law on divorce and money was last changed in England and Wales more than fifty years ago (same rules also apply to civil partnerships). On Wednesday the Law Commission publishes a report on how well it is working with top lawyer Jo Edwards on @moneybox noon BBC Radio 4

Grateful for chance to speak on BBC Radio 4 BBC Money Box earlier today with the always fab Paul Lewis on Law Commission scoping report on financial remedies on divorce to be published next week, the Resolution position & calls for cohabitation reform bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00โฆ



Good piece by Alistair Gray Financial Times re Law Commission report on financial remedies out today. I support principled discretion w/o straitjacketing. Generally the law works well - in court, in mediation & for people who sort out own arrs (per Fair Shares Project) ๐๐ป ft.com/content/542285โฆ




The view from Gatwick Express this morning ๐

Just departing Doha bound for London after a fantastic week in Singapore & Hong Kong with Forsters LLPโs Asia team, connecting with our many contacts & clients in the region & hosting two events to thank them. Team work really is the dream work. Now home to catch up on sleepโ๏ธ


Fab result in CoA today for colleague Rosie Schumm Forsters Family instructing wonderful Morgan Sirikanda & Tom Haggie of QEB, successfully defending appeal by H against LSPO for W to fund H appeal of HC decision. Team gathered to watch live judgment #teamworkisthedreamwork ๐๐ป


Absolutely stunning Luminous by luxmuralis at St Paul's Cathedral tonight. The most wonderful spectacle after a busy working day ๐


Great to speak to Shelagh Fogarty LBC just now re delays in the family courts, the horrific impact on children, mediation, the mediation voucher scheme, Pathfinder & the need for extra funding for the courts & initial legal advice. Advice for parents here resolution.org.uk/looking-for-heโฆ

Tonight on Avanti West Coast, just south of Wilmslow at 6.15pm, Cheshire skies on fire๐ฅ

My & my colleaguesโ critique in Financial Remedies Journal of House of Lords pre-nups debate recently - we conclude not pressing, diff to do discretely & better to look at things holistically (& NCDR NOT being hampered by current FR law, as mediators will testify to!) financialremediesjournal.com/content/pre-nuโฆ






A major ruling by the Supreme Court sets out how couples should split their wealth when they divorce in England and Wales, I find out the implications of this binding decision from Jo Edwards of Forsters LLP on BBC Money Box noon BBC Radio 4