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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:

• Hildebrand
• Post Hildebrand cases
• The so-called Hildebrand rules
• White v Withers: the liability on the lawyer
• Imerman: totally changing the rules on self-help documents
• Differential of disclosure and discovery
• What the client can take and when
• What the client can show a lawyer
• When do documents have to be returned
• Further implications of Imerman
• Practical consequences