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NLJ this week: Child relocation cases & COVID

07 April 2023
Issue: 8020 / Categories: Legal News , Family , Child law , International , Covid-19
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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.

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NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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