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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

Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin

Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin

Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice

NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
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