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21 September 2022
Issue: 7995 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Family
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Cast your vote now for the Family Law Awards

The shortlist for the annual LexisNexis Family Law Awards is out—and your vote is required.

Each year, the family law community gets to choose the winner in two categories—Family Law Commentator of the Year and Family Law Clerking Team of the Year. Please cast your vote here by midday on 14 October.

The full shortlist can be viewed here. There are more than 20 categories including Case, Children Law Team, Community Interaction and International Family Lawyer of the Year.

The Family Law Awards brings the family law community together for its biggest night of the year, celebrating excellence, networking and recognising its vital contribution to society. Last year, the prestigious event was attended by 700 guests.

This year’s awards will be held on 28 November at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London. 

Issue: 7995 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Family
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NEWS
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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