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International comity prevents disclosure of prosecution documents in family proceedings, as David Burrows reports

The inability to afford expert evidence will impact complex family cases warns Cara Nuttall
 

Is it time the two-year cohabitation requirement was removed from the Fatal Accidents Act? Jonathan Herring reports

Claire Sanders examines the developing use of special guardianship orders

Scottish legislators are ahead on cohabitation law, say Sarah Caroline Boyle & Kate Molan

A recent Court of Appeal case tackles the controversial concept of habitual residence. Clare Williams reports

Lehna Hewitt & Sarah Hughes report on the use of social media in divorce cases

Many solicitors are anticipating the legal aid cuts with an increasing sense of doom, says Cara Nuttall

Does the Huhne/Pryce case mark the death knell for the defence of marital coercion, asks Gerry Rubin

What impact does bankruptcy have on a lump sum order obligation, asks Edward Heaton

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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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