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Pauline Fowler visits the options for separating & divorcing couples

Sally Nesbitt reports on holiday & sickness absence

Mr Justice Collins & IS: good legal aid news for family litigants & protected parties says David Burrows

AC v SC provides an important reminder of the weight to be attached to FDR agreements, says Jonathan Herring

Marry in haste (sign a post-nup) & repent at leisure, says Margaret Hatwood

Surrogacy law is a fertile breeding ground for uncertainty, says Dickon Ceadel

What is the family court for, asks Hazel Wright

Edward Heaton considers a surprising case that illustrates how difficult it is to run a successful add-back argument

Has our approach to maintenance changed forever, asks Charlotte Doherty

Geraldine Morris looks at the newly elected government’s plans & the potential impact on family law

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
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