Family

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Re L (a child) (shared residence order) [2009] EWCA Civ 20, [2009] All ER (D) 220 (Jan)

The statutory legacy for bereaved spouses and civil partners has been doubled (from 1 February 2009).

Is now the time to turn your pre-nup into a post-nup? Asks Mark Irving

Best laid plans…the divorce settlement roulette, by Georgina Vallance-Webb

Re G (a child)(order: restriction on applications) [2008] EWCA Civ 1468; [2009] All ER (D) 60 (Jan)

Should a lack of mutual trust invalidate a marriage?

Re P (children) (contact) [2008] EWCA Civ 1431, [2009] All ER (D) 55 (Jan)

Bird v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWHC 3159 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 250 (Dec)

Giant bows to credit crunch; ILEX honours; Family Legal Aid; Referral fee lives on... for now