David Hodson
David Hodson is a family law dispute resolution specialist. He is an English solicitor (1978 and accredited 1996), mediator (1997), family arbitrator (2002), Deputy District Judge at the Principal Registry of the Family Division, High Court, London (1995) and an Australian (NSW) solicitor and barrister (2003) and mediator.
He deals with complex family law cases, often with an international element, and practices in London and Surrey, England and Sydney, Australia. David is also a consultant at, and co-founder of, The International Family Law Group.
He has written and spoken extensively on family law including many conferences abroad. He is the author of “A Practical Guide to International Family Law”, (Jordans July 2008), probably the leading textbook on international family law. He has sat on many professional committees in respect of family law reform and good practice. He is chair of the Family Law Review Group of the Centre for Social Justice.
Topics Include:
- The principles in Miller, McFarlane and Charman
- Developments in separate categorisation of matrimonial assets
- Circumstances of good reasons to depart from equality
- Treatment of inherited assets
- Commentary on recent leading cases