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How generously are needs interpreted in big money cases, asks Matilda Kay

Gill O’Connor reports on the impact of the restriction of single joint expert reports in the family courts

Kirstie Gibson considers the court’s approach to cases where foreign national parents relinquish their babies at birth for adoption in England & Wales

When does the common law listen to the child, asks David Burrows

Henry Hood discusses the impact of bankruptcy issues on divorce cases

Jonathan Herring investigates what behaviour amounts to harassment

David Burrows shares his reflections on legal advice privilege & the Panama Papers

Bethan Thomas examines the court’s approach to “add backs” here and in Australia

Alec Samuels on the loss of pension on remarriage or cohabitation

Kim Beatson & Angelina Milon provide an update on leave to remove cases

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

42BR Barristers to be joined by leading family law set, 4 Brick Court, this summer

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Real estate and construction energy offering boosted by partner hire

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Firm bolsters real estate team with partner hire in Birmingham

NEWS
A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting
Plans to reduce jury trials risk missing the real problem in the criminal justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, David Wolchover of Ridgeway Chambers argues the crown court backlog is fuelled not by juries but weak cases slipping through a flawed ‘50%’ prosecution test
Emerging technologies may soon transform how courts determine truth in deeply personal disputes. In this week's NLJ, Madhavi Kabra of 1 Hare Court and Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers explore how neurotechnology could reshape family law
A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law
The courts have drawn a firm line under attempts to extend arbitration appeals. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed of the University of Leicester highlights that if the High Court refuses permission under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, that is the end
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