Christie O’Connell
Christie O’Connell is a family law specialist accepting instructions across the spectrum of private family law, including financial remedies, private children work, child maintenance appeals, TLATA and applications under the Family Law Act 1996. She has experience representing clients from first to final hearing at all levels up to and including the High Court.
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IFoA Working Party for Pensions on Divorce: Full Resources Now Published
Building on the work of the Pensions Advisory Group and the IFoA thematic review of work by actuary PODEs, an IFoA working party has published essential new materials to further develop good practice in this area. Family lawyers should look for, and request, PODE adoption of these materials.
‘On and Off’, ‘Off and On’, ‘On and On’ or ‘It Depends’? The Duration of the Duty of Disclosure
[2026] 3 FRJ 202. When, precisely, does the duty of disclosure end, both in cases before the court and those proceeding via arbitration? The answer may be ‘it depends’.
Budget Bites: What Family Lawyers Need to Know
These are the key points from the 2026 Budget to consider in respect of existing expert reports where the tax calculations may need to be revisited or when drafting new instructions. The good news is that there are not too many significant changes.