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Financial fear drives couples to court
The number of court disputes between divorcing couples over money has risen 20% to 3,176 cases in the past year.
24 July 2019
Court closures on the cards
Croydon Magistrates’ Court will close in September for four months for building work, HMCTS has said. 
24 July 2019
Book review: 1KBW on Trusts in Matrimonial Finance Proceedings Premium Content
"To see how valuable this book is in pulling together all aspects relating to trusts in matrimonial proceedings you just have to consider what all the 11 chapters cover"
22 July 2019 / David Emmerson OBE
The costs-consequences pendulum shifts again Premium Content

A low-key change to procedure means courts are more likely to make a costs order against a party who litigates unreasonably, write Rebecca Dziobon & Gemma Reading

18 July 2019 / Rebecca Dziobon / Gemma Reading
Recognising modern families
A parliamentary committee has called for the law on compensation for bereaved relatives to be extended to recognise cohabiting couples.
17 July 2019
Family finances: a delayed reaction Premium Content

How long can a spouse or civil partner wait to take financial proceedings? David Burrows sifts the evidence

11 July 2019 / David Burrows
Confusion about pensions & divorce highlighted
Many individuals who divorce are losing out due to a lack of understanding of pensions, lawyers have warned.
10 July 2019
Slow justice in the family courts
The family court system is ‘overloaded’, lawyers have warned after official quarterly statistics revealed child care proceedings take an average 33 weeks to reach first disposal, up three weeks from last year.
28 June 2019
Reforming surrogacy Premium Content

Professor Nick Hopkins discusses the Law Commissions’ consultation on surrogacy & what happens next

14 June 2019 / Nick Hopkins
Surrogacy update planned
Insufficient regulation & lack of clarity means current laws ‘no longer fit for purpose’
07 June 2019
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Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases
Lawyers have welcomed plans to create specialist rape and serious sex offences courtrooms at every Crown Court
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
NLJ this week: Privacy meets the courtroom
Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation
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: Auditors tighten the disclosure screws
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
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