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Capping the costs Premium Content
David Burrows considers when costs can be limited or capped in family proceedings appeals
05 June 2026 / David Burrows
NLJ this week: Could polyamorous partners inherit?
As family structures evolve, the law may face difficult questions about inheritance rights for those in polyamorous relationships
05 June 2026
*Partner copy* Beyond the cut-off: Interpreting drug & alcohol test results in family proceedings
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the role of cut-off levels, and the wider range of factors that must be considered when interpreting results for family court proceedings
05 June 2026 / Marie Law
What’s mine is theirs Premium Content
Chris Bryden and Josh Stamp-Simon assess the potential inheritance rights of those in throuples, poly quads and other polyamorous relationships
05 June 2026 / Josh Stamp-Simon / Chris Bryden
Civil way: 5 June 2026 Premium Content
Post the N1; CPR PD 195th update; Standard family orders change; Old admission withdrawals; Credit hire impecuniosity.
05 June 2026 / Stephen Gold
NLJ this week: Divorce in a borderless world
Global mobility is transforming family law, creating new challenges around jurisdiction, assets and child arrangements
05 June 2026
When the domestic goes global Premium Content
Rachel Fisher explores how globalisation is reshaping family law
05 June 2026 / Rachel Fisher
NLJ this week: Domestic abuse reforms still falling short
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
29 May 2026
Five years on: The Domestic Abuse Act Premium Content
Progress or missed promise? Sarah Bunn considers the practical impact of the Act & the persistence of ‘pro-contact culture’ in the family court
29 May 2026 / Sarah Bunn
Getting away with blue murder? Premium Content

Lucy Hitchen ponders whether appointing an expert could have produced a different outcome in a recent case

22 May 2026 / Lucy Hitchen
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NLJ this week: Mazur ruling offers CILEX a fresh start
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
NLJ this week: Assisted dying proposal faces next parliamentary test
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
NLJ this week: New offence rules widen corporate criminal exposure
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
NLJ this week: AI shortcuts leave lawyers facing courtroom fallout
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
NLJ this week: Why cohabitees may be better protected after death
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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