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Potential arguments can be avoided and acrimonious atmospheres dissolved by taking the precaution of making a post-nuptial or pre-nuptial agreement. Should couples choose to take this step, what must their legal adviser bear in mind, what are the necessary actions, and how have the courts treated such agreements?

Nuptial agreements: Sarah Scriven runs through the key points to consider now, to avoid disputes later

Recent years have shown how quickly fortunes can change: Stephen Gerlis makes the case for regular reviews of maintenance payments in private family law

Wyatt v Vince illustrates the growing trend towards openness of family proceedings, says Sarah Hughes

Anna Heenan examines the implications of the latest in a long line of inherited assets cases

Margaret Hatwood continues her examination of the increasing trend of parties asking for consent orders to be set aside

In a special NLJ two-part series Margaret Hatwood discusses the increasing trend of parties asking for consent orders to be set aside

Prest v Prest overturns 30 years of family case law, says Craig Rose

Ed Heaton & Anna Heenan consider the Law Commission’s consultation on matrimonial property, needs & agreements

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

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NLJ this week: Law Society calls for clarity on AML

The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Turning corporate liability into opportunity

Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted

NLJ this week: A prince no more?

Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke

NLJ this week: Shareholder secrecy sunk

Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'

NLJ this week: The expanding remit of national security law

In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains

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Ancillary relief

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith