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Open justice & privacy Premium Content
In the first of two articles from the barricades, David Burrows reflects on the uneasy relationship between privacy, anonymity & transparency
13 May 2022 / David Burrows
Cohabitee disputes: unconscionability without detriment? Premium Content
Hudson v Hathway: Julia Petrenko & Ashpen Rajah discuss a surprising ruling on detrimental reliance
06 May 2022 / Ashpen Rajah / Julia Petrenko
*Partner copy* Prenatal paternity testing: when is it useful in court? (AlphaBiolabs)
Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the benefits of prenatal paternity testing for legal proceedings, including when counsel might instruct this test, and how it’s performed at the DNA laboratory
29 April 2022 / Casey Randall
Reflections on family breakdown: past & future
David Burrows on the law of family breakdown: where are we now & where are we going?
15 April 2022 / David Burrows
*Partner copy* Complex relationship DNA tests: which test is best for your client? (AlphaBiolabs)
Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explains how complex relationship DNA testing works, how such tests can be used for legal purposes, and how to interpret the results
15 April 2022 / Casey Randall
Blame-free divorce, but how fair? Pt 2 Premium Content
Is there any civil right to reply to an assertion of irretrievable breakdown? David Burrows investigates
08 April 2022 / David Burrows
Finally…no-fault divorce
Family lawyers have hailed the new era of fault-free divorce, which takes effect this week after decades of campaigning
08 April 2022
NLJ this week: Challenging irretrievable breakdown?
In the second part of a feature on the new fault-free divorce laws, NLJ columnist and solicitor-advocate David Burrows asks: is there a right to challenge an assertion of irretrievable breakdown?
08 April 2022
Prosecuting domestic abuse
Any child who witnesses domestic abuse will also be treated as a victim, under revised Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance published for consultation this week
06 April 2022
No more Owens v Owens?
Tini Owens, whose high-profile divorce went all the way to the Supreme Court, has welcomed the new ‘no-fault’ process
06 April 2022
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Client account interest money-maker provokes concerns
Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned
NLJ this week: When silence speaks volumes
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
NLJ this week: The pension split at 25
Pension sharing orders (PSOs) have quietly reached their 25th anniversary, yet remain stubbornly underused. Writing in NLJ this week, Joanna Newton of Stowe Family Law argues that this neglect risks long-term financial harm, particularly for women
NLJ this week: Exclusion zone?
A school ski trip, a confiscated phone and an unauthorised hotel-room entry culminated in a pupil’s permanent exclusion. In this week's issue of NLJ, Nicholas Dobson charts how the Court of Appeal upheld the decision despite acknowledged procedural flaws
Public Accounts Committee warn of ‘extinction’ risk for legal aid
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
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