Glossary of Terms
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Brussels II
An EU Regulation in force from 1 March 2001 which harmonised all divorce jurisdiction across Europe. But crucially introduced a EU wide law that the first spouse to issue a divorce petition in a country secures forum (below) for that spouse, which can be greatly to the disadvantage of the other spouse. Where a couple have a connection with two or more EU countries, very urgent advice is needed about where to issue – and quickly. See my Fact sheet.
Bills
One of the array of words that is used loosely in a number of different ways concerning lawyers’ charging, e.g. “I bill at £x per hour”, “my bills total £y” or more technically “this is an interim bill” (the right is reserved to re-charge the work for the period of the bill at a different rate should circumstances dictate) or “this is a final bill” (it may not be the last bill but the amounts for that period will not be altered later).
