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Family Law

First Forced Marriage Prosecution for the UK

Forced marriage was made a criminal offence under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 which came into force on 16 June 20...

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Family Law

Divorce and Financial Arrangements: effects of the recession?

The recent recession which started in 2008 had an impact on families in many ways, including the unfortunate breakdown of marriages and civi...

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Family Law

Surrogacy: Lack of Parental Order a "ticking time bomb"

Following on from my previous blog there is further news in relation to surrogacy, coming in the form of a warning from a senior High Court ...

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Business

Pure Gym Weighs Up Competition

Pure Gym, the no frills fitness club, is set to buy its rival chain LA fitness. While the exact value of the deal has not been disclosed, it...

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Family Law

Special Guardianship Orders more than triple in two years

Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs)were introduced ten years ago as a way to secure a child’s long term future, normally with relatives, in...

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Family Law

It's Time For Change

On 8 May 2015 it was announced that the Conservative party had won the 2015 General Election by a majority vote. When hearing this news I p...

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Wills, Life Planning & Probate

Is an inheritance safe after a divorce financial settlement?

The recent case of Critchell v Critchell [2015] concerned an inheritance that a husband received after financial matters with his wife had b...

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Family Law

The effect of the Legal Aid cuts: an Oscar-winners depiction

The Invisible, written by Oscar-winning playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz and specially commissioned by the Bush Theatre in Hammersmith and Fulh...

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Employment Law

An Employment Perspective on the Election

After the Conservative Party obtained an outright majority in the general election last Thursday our heads can begin to turn towards what th...

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Commercial Property

Demolished Pub Ordered to be Rebuilt

Some of you may recall my previous blog about pubs and how in many ways they appear to be disappearing across the country.  However one pub...

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Commercial Property

Landlords to go Green by 2018

The Energy Act 2011 brought about many new changes but possibly the most significant of these was the obligation for the Secretary of State ...

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Family Law

Same sex couple to care for child after surrogacy breakdown

My previous blogs have focused on the need for reform of the laws surrounding Surrogacy. Those who enter such a venture are left in a vulner...