Rajen Dalal

 Rajen Dalal is an experienced civil practitioner. As well as Solicitor instruction he is qualified to accept instructions directly from members of the public and professional clients under the Direct Public Access scheme.

Financial Remedies upon Divorce and Separation

He practices in matrimonial finance law, specialising in the fields of financial claims arising from family cases; claims under the Inheritance Act and claims under the 1996 Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act and Schedule 1 of the  Children Act

• Applications for financial remedies
• Business Accounts
• Director/ partnership liabilities
• Pension sharing
• Multiple properties
• Maintenance
• Pre-nuptial& separation agreements
• Injunctions to prevent disposal of assets or setting aside transactions.
• Setting aside orders because of non-disclosure of assets
• TOLATA where parties have lived together and have joint assets but have not married.
• Private FDR
• Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975;
  •    Challenging the validly of wills (formalities, lack of capacity, knowledge & approval, undue influence and fraud);
  •    Proprietary estoppel;
• Inheritance Act
• Civil Partnerships
• Cohabitation
• Pre and post-nuptial agreements
• Financial Provision for Children
• Financial Remedies: Matrimonial Finance

Children Act Matters

Private law disputes between individuals as to where children should live and spend time with; and complex Public Law involving the local authority matters

• reintroduction to a parent where contact has been obstructed
• restricting to contact 
• domestic abuse allegations
• parent alienation 
• breaches/enforcement of previous orders
• Disputed medical evidence
• Factious and induced illness
• Shaking
• Sexual abuse
• International element
• Cultural/religious issues
• Human rights issues