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The ebbs & FLOWS of social isolation Premium Content

David Emmerson offers a potential lifeline to those facing an increased threat of domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis

 

24 March 2020 / David Emmerson OBE
COVID-19: Safety in the family court
Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, has issued national guidance on COVID-19 for the Family Court and the High Court Family Division
20 March 2020
The search for equality in divorce reform Premium Content
Gender equality demands flexibility & discretion, not blunt instruments says Graeme Fraser
11 March 2020 / Graeme Fraser
Lady Hale: a judge & her law (Pt 2) Premium Content
David Burrows marks Lady Hale’s involvement in the development & introduction of the Children Act
11 March 2020 / David Burrows
NLJ this week: Children’s rights
The role Lady Hale played in shaping and developing the concepts behind the Children Act 1989 is perhaps her greatest achievement, writes family lawyer David Burrows in NLJ this week
11 March 2020
WIFL launches to support women family lawyers
A professional support, networking and mentoring association dedicated to supporting women working in family law launches in March
24 February 2020
Divorce reform: time to recognise gender equality? Premium Content
The lack of fairness in financial settlements means the Divorce, Dissolution & Separation Bill now going through Parliament misses the mark, says Dr Michael Arnheim
20 February 2020 / Dr Michael Arnheim
Islamic wedding invalid, not void
A judge should not have granted a decree nisi of nullity to a couple who had an Islamic wedding, a Nikah, because the marriage was not valid under English law in the first place
19 February 2020
A biomechanical future for family lawyers?
Family lawyers of the future may have to grapple with complex ethical questions concerning parental disputes where a child’s genetic makeup is manipulated at conception to produce socially desirable characteristics, a family judge has predicted
12 February 2020
Family gathering: International Family Law conference 2020
Tickets are now available for the International Family Law conference 2020, in London on 26 March
05 February 2020
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Browne Jacobson appoints Vicky Tomlinson as Head of Independent Health and Care

DWF—five appointments

DWF—five appointments

DWF further strengthens major injury and casualty offering with new partner and four directors from DAC Beachcroft

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby

Switalskis strengthens Grimsby child care team

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NLJ this week: Auditors tighten the disclosure screws
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
NLJ this week: Telecoms tenants caught in a legal gap
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
NLJ this week: Due process holds the line

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

NLJ this week: Credit law’s regulatory reset
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
NLJ this week: Employment law’s four-point check
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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