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Camilla Fusco outlines the legal implications for new relationships after a divorce

Hodge, Jones and Allen (HJA) has pioneered what it believes is the first fixed-fee arbitration service for divorcing couples, and is calling on other firms to join it in bringing about a “seachange” in separation

A recent appeal court ruling highlights the flaws in a fault-based divorce system, says Ed Heaton

Ferdinand Lovett considers the potential impact of the recent Budget changes on pensions on divorce

Stuart Webber explains the state of pension sharing orders

London could become the “epicentre” of divorce for couples from abroad if Law Commission proposals on pre-nups go ahead, a leading family lawyer has predicted.

Cuts to legal aid have thrown family proceedings into chaos, say Kim Beatson, Caroline Bowden & Ellen Lucas, in the second of an exclusive NLJ online series on legal aid post-LASPO

Results of Grant Thornton's annual matrimonial survey revealed

Lehna Hewitt & Sarah Hughes report on the use of social media in divorce cases

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

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

DWF—Stephen Webb

DWF—Stephen Webb

Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

NEWS
The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ
A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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