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Samantha Farndale & Tara Lyons analyse two Schedule 1 cases, both showing the court’s focus on needs in relation to financial provision for children
Could this be an end to the wash-spin-repeat of financial remedies litigation? Nicholas Fairbank considers the decision in Ma v Roux

A recent case could have significant implications for the wash-spin-repeat cycle of financial remedies litigation, as Nicholas Fairbank, barrister at 4PB, explains in this week’s NLJ

Victoria Rylatt & Sarah Hughes provide a review of recent cases dealing with child relocation both inside & outside the jurisdiction
Child relocation cases ‘remain difficult and finely balanced’, Victoria Rylatt and Sarah Hughes, Anthony Gold Solicitors, write in this week’s NLJ
Jane Chanot warns of the dangers of unexplored assumptions in contact cases

‘Parental alienation’ is a term familiar to all professionals involved in child contact cases―but is it being too quickly applied or used as a default position? Could it mask possible welfare issues?

A wife’s award has been reduced from £45m to £25m in a landmark decision on the sharing principle and the treatment of pre-marital wealth

Parties in money claims up to the value of £10,000 must take part in a free one-hour mediation appointment, provided by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Small Claims Mediation Service

Family lawyers will need to continually assess non-court options for clients from this week, after major changes to the Family Procedure Rules (FPR) took effect
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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