Family lawyers, academics and
social scientists are invited to submit papers for the World Congress on Family
Law and Children's Rights conference in Singapore, 19-22 July 2020. They should
submit abstracts under the conference theme, ‘2020 vision: through the eyes of
a child’ by 31 July 2019. Areas for submission are listed on the conference
website and include: new approaches to family justice, exploitation of
children, international families, protecting especially vulnerable children,
social media and children, and several more. The conference is held every four
years. More information, including how to submit abstracts, can be found here.
23 April 2019
Global family conference
MOVERS & SHAKERS
HFW—Nelson Wang
HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire
Burges Salmon—David McEwing
Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing
Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme
Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push
NEWS
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings
Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency
Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice
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