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Step-parents are fast becoming the new norm but have limited rights, regardless of their responsibilities, as Sarah Hughes explains

Cryptocurrencies have added an additional layer of complexity to the division of matrimonial assets, say George Williamson & Katie Alexiou

Due to popular demand and school holidays, the deadline for entries for the Family Law Awards 2019 has been extended to midnight on Friday 14 June
Step-families are on the rise in the UK, but the law has not kept pace, a family lawyer writes in this week’s NLJ
Family lawyers have called on Justice Secretary David Gauke to set up an independent inquiry into domestic abuse cases in the family court, instead of the three-month departmental review announced last week.
Potential special guardians for children submitted at a late stage in proceedings ‘must be realistic and not merely a trawl through all possible options’, the President of the Family Division has said.

Clamour for divorce reform should be seen alongside the less well-publicised unfairness caused by outdated marriage laws, says David Burrows

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Debevoise & Plimpton—Mary Lavelle

Debevoise & Plimpton—Mary Lavelle

Debevoise expands London secondaries team with addition of Mary Lavelle

Excello Law—Hestia Private Client

Excello Law—Hestia Private Client

Excello Law welcomes ex-Irwin Mitchell team to launch Hestia Private Client

Carpmaels & Ransford—Christopher Stothers

Carpmaels & Ransford—Christopher Stothers

Heavyweight patent litigator will bolster Carpmaels Ransford’s rapidly growing Litigation team as firm marks its 250th anniversary

NEWS
Lawyers have welcomed plans to create specialist rape and serious sex offences courtrooms at every Crown Court
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’
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations

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

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
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