As non-court dispute resolution gains momentum, Sarah Hughes explores how collaborative practice can deliver better outcomes for separating families
Victoria Rylatt & Sarah Hughes provide a review of recent cases dealing with child relocation both inside & outside the jurisdiction
False denials & families in peril: Sarah Hughes & Victoria Rylatt report on recent caselaw where fact finding hearings have uncovered significant issues
What impact has the pandemic had on international & internal child relocation? Sarah Hughes & Victoria Rylatt survey the key changes
Sarah Hughes & Victoria Rylatt examine the issues raised by intimate images, publication & disclosure
Sarah Hughes & Victoria Rylatt set out recent case law on fact-finding hearings in private children proceedings
Step-parents are fast becoming the new norm but have limited rights, regardless of their responsibilities, as Sarah Hughes explains
Wyatt v Vince illustrates the growing trend towards openness of family proceedings, says Sarah Hughes
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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