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07 April 2023
Issue: 8020 / Categories: Legal News , Family , Child law , International , Covid-19
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NLJ this week: Child relocation cases & COVID

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What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on international and internal child relocation? 

In this week’s NLJ, Sarah Hughes, partner, and Victoria Rylatt, senior associate, at Anthony Gold Solicitors, cover recent caselaw and look at the additional restrictions and issues at play as a result of the pandemic.

Hughes and Rylatt write: ‘The legal framework has not changed; however, the considerations that must be taken into account by the court are evolving.’

These difficult and finely balanced cases are high stakes, expensive to run and require detailed preparation, and the restrictions imposed by the pandemic have had a major impact. 

Read their article here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross

Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.

DWF—Stephen Webb

DWF—Stephen Webb

Partner and head of national planning team appointed

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

mfg Solicitors—Nick Little

Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire

NEWS
Contract damages are usually assessed at the date of breach—but not always. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Gascoigne, knowledge lawyer at LexisNexis, examines the growing body of cases where courts have allowed later events to reshape compensation
The Supreme Court has restored ‘doctrinal coherence’ to unfair prejudice litigation, writes Natalie Quinlivan, partner at Fieldfisher LLP, in this week' NLJ
The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ
A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts
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