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Stephanie Hawthorne

Freelance journalist

After editing Pensions World magazine for 27 years, Stephanie Hawthorne is a freelance journalist. A law graduate of King's College, London and winner of  several prizes for journalism, Stephanie  started her career as a researcher/marketing specialist for a national independent financial adviser and subsequently a leading life office,  she then moved on  to the Financial Times' Money Management (deputy editor).

She has appeared on BBC, Sky TV as well as on radio. Stephanie has contributed articles to most of the national press and numerous magazines as well as being a former editor of Counsel: Journal of the Bar of England and Wales.

Her freelance work includes articles for The Times, Financial Times, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Financial Adviser, FTAdviser. The CA (ICAS Journal), Human Resources, Expat Investor, Charity World, What House and Resident Abroad), The People’s Friend, Pensions Expert and numerous magazines, mainly on pensions, property, law and personal finance.

Freelance journalist

After editing Pensions World magazine for 27 years, Stephanie Hawthorne is a freelance journalist. A law graduate of King's College, London and winner of  several prizes for journalism, Stephanie  started her career as a researcher/marketing specialist for a national independent financial adviser and subsequently a leading life office,  she then moved on  to the Financial Times' Money Management (deputy editor).

She has appeared on BBC, Sky TV as well as on radio. Stephanie has contributed articles to most of the national press and numerous magazines as well as being a former editor of Counsel: Journal of the Bar of England and Wales.

Her freelance work includes articles for The Times, Financial Times, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Financial Adviser, FTAdviser. The CA (ICAS Journal), Human Resources, Expat Investor, Charity World, What House and Resident Abroad), The People’s Friend, Pensions Expert and numerous magazines, mainly on pensions, property, law and personal finance.

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Pension lawyers have been under pressure during the coronavirus emergency, says Stephanie Hawthorne
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NEWS
NLJ columnist Stephen Gold dives into the quirks of civil practice, from the Court of Appeal’s fierce defence of form N510 to fresh reminders about compliance and interest claims, in this week's Civil Way
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) has restated a fundamental truth, writes John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke, in this week's NLJ: only authorised persons can conduct litigation. The decision sparked alarm, but Gould stresses it merely confirms the Legal Services Act 2007
The government’s decision to make the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the Single Professional Services Supervisor marks a watershed in the UK’s fight against money laundering, says Rebecca Hughes of Corker Binning in this week's NLJ. The FCA will now oversee 60,000 firms across legal and accountancy sectors—a massive expansion of remit that raises questions over resources and readiness 
The High Court's decision in Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) provided a striking reminder of the need to instruct the right expert in retrospective capacity assessments, says Ann Stanyer of Wedlake Bell in NLJ this week
Paige Coulter of Quinn Emanuel reports on the UK’s first statutory definition of SLAPPs under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023in NLJ this week
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