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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

Does lack of clarity in the legal aid scheme prevent access to justice, asks David Burrows

Jonathan Herring questions the family courts’ treatment of wilful children

Christopher Butler & Harriet Errington examine the court’s discretion to exclude media representatives from family proceedings

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WSP Solicitors—Amie Williamson

Gloucestershire firm boosts residential conveyancing team

mfg Solicitors—Andrew Johnson

Firm strengthens corporate team in Worcester with new hire

London Market FOIL—Ling Ong

Weightmans partner appointed president of London Market Forum of Insurance Lawyers

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NLJ this week: Employment law’s fine margins

From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act

NLJ this week: Promises broken on non-molestation orders?

Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection

NLJ this week: Assisted dying under the legal microscope

Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961

NLJ this week: Failure to deliver in Getty v Stability AI

The long-awaited Getty Images v Stability AI judgment arrived at the end of last year—but not with the seismic impact many expected. In this week's issue of NLJ, experts from Arnold & Porter dissect a ruling that is ‘historic’ yet tightly confined

NLJ this week: Spotlight on the Supreme Court in 2025

The UK Supreme Court may be deciding fewer cases, but its impact in 2025 was anything but muted. In this week's NLJ, Professor Emeritus Brice Dickson of Queen’s University Belfast reviews a year marked by historically low output, a striking rise in jointly authored judgments, and a continued decline in dissent. High-profile rulings on biological sex under the Equality Act, public access to Dartmoor, and fairness in sexual offence trials ensured the court’s voice carried far beyond the Strand

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Family

MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—Amie Williamson

mfg Solicitors—Andrew Johnson

London Market FOIL—Ling Ong