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David Burrows laments the unnecessary & harmful complexities of the child support scheme

Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown discuss a range of child relocation options

Reform is a constant feature of the family justice system—Geraldine Morris questions whether the underlying issues are being addressed

David Burrows presents a master class in child understanding & capacity

“ The book is written for lawyers & advisers but in such a way that anyone could find it useful”

In the first article in a series of three, David Burrows examines the role which a child can play in children proceedings

When does the common law listen to the child, asks David Burrows

Kim Beatson & Angelina Milon provide an update on leave to remove cases

Re: B (Child arrangements order re schooling) [2015] EWHC 2735 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 02 (Oct)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joinscorporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Media and technology expert joins employment team as partner in Cambridge

NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Thousands more magistrates are to be recruited, under a major shake-up to speed up and expand the hiring process
The winners of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026 have now been announced, marking another outstanding celebration of excellence, innovation, and impact across the legal profession
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
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