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Family Law

Cutting the cost of foster placements

A report from Impower suggests that a change in national approach to foster care could save local authorities up to half a billion pounds ov...

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Employment Law

Richard Branson Unveils New Virgin Unlimited Leave Policy

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has become the latest to embrace the growing trend for flexible working. In a blog post uploaded to the com...

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Family Law

Make peace, not war

Fisher Jones Greenwood has always encouraged family clients to consider alternative methods of resolving family issues to going to court. Al...

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Family Law

Get tracing

New rules due to be in force by November will allow relatives of adopted adults to trace their family tree. At first glance, it would seem t...

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Employment Law

The Importance of Good Behaviour - Lessons to Learn From Ray Rice

A recent domestic violence case involving American Football star, Ray Rice, has highlighted the importance of getting your disciplinary poli...

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Business

Microsoft goes mining with Mojang

Mojang, the company behind the widely popular game Minecraft, has been acquired by Microsoft for a massive £1.5bn ($2.5bn). The company wa...

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Employment Law

Labour Party Outline Key Employment Policies Ahead of the 2015 General Election

Early last week, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna announced to the annual TUC Congress that, should Labour win the 2015 General Electi...

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Commercial Property

Scottish Independence Referendum - Possible Effects on Commercial Property

As Scotland prepares to go to the polls on September 18, ex-president of the British Property Federation David Hunter has warned that a Yes ...

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Family Law

Domestic abuse and the over 65s

Many people would think that domestic abuse is something that only happens to people aged over 65 in a few isolated cases. However, new figu...

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Commercial Property

Space Property Rights - Mining The Moon?

Although an excellent potential source of highly valuable minerals and resources, many blame the lack of space property rights for the lack ...

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Family Law

Considering an international surrogacy arrangement?

Recent case law has highlighted the importance of parties seeking independent legal advice before entering into a surrogacy arrangement. ...

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Business

Online streaming gets the Amazon treatment

It has been announced that video game-streaming website Twitch has been acquired by Amazon for $970m (£535m). Twitch allows players to bro...