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Rakesh Kapila highlights key aspects underlying valuations of family businesses on divorce & outlines ways in which such businesses can help in funding financial settlements
Thousands of divorcing couples could face post-Brexit jurisdictional issues, a family lawyer has warned.
Divorce applications nearly doubled between April and July last year as couples struggled with the first lockdown, according to the Legal Services Board (LSB) COVID-19 research dashboard into the pandemic’s impact on legal services.
Separation matters: Caroline Bowden calls for a multi-disciplinary, government backed shift in ethos
A guide to surviving pensions on divorce has been published by Advicenow, the independent website (www.advicenow.org.uk) run by the charity Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education
The financial services company Legal & General has found that women are likely to have their household incomes fall by a third (33%), almost twice the decrease likely to be faced by men (18%)
David Burrows tells the tale of Singer J & a hardship defence
The stresses and strains of lockdown appear to have provoked a surge in couples wanting to separate, Linda Lamb, solicitor and director of LSL Family Law, writes in NLJ this week
White v White was a landmark in divorce law, ushering in a more equal playing field for couples where one spouse works and the other stays home
Two decades on from White v White, Abby Buckland questions how much progress has been made in gender equality
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice

NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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