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
Debevoise & Plimpton—Mary Lavelle
Debevoise expands London secondaries team with addition of Mary Lavelle
Excello Law—Hestia Private Client
Excello Law welcomes ex-Irwin Mitchell team to launch Hestia Private Client
Carpmaels & Ransford—Christopher Stothers
Heavyweight patent litigator will bolster Carpmaels Ransford’s rapidly growing Litigation team as firm marks its 250th anniversary
NEWS
Lawyers have welcomed plans to create specialist rape and serious sex offences courtrooms at every Crown Court
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
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