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In this week’s NLJ, Caroline Bowden, consultant at Anthony Gold, is cautiously optimistic about a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on the earlier resolution of private family law arrangements for children, finances and housing. The aim is to keep family disputes out of court where possible, an aspiration approved of by family lawyers.

For many participants in a family dispute, almost any alternative is better than ending up in court. Caroline Bowden hopes the government will succeed in getting this message across

Clare Williams provides a practical guide to the court’s options for civil restraint orders in family practice

Pre-nuptial contracts have been challenged in court, and survived, in the recent case of M v A. In this week’s NLJ, Sarah Jane Lenihan and Laura Couves, of Dawson Cornwell, look at the case in depth.

Sarah Jane Lenihan & Laura Couves examine a recent High Court ruling which has reinforced the legal landscape of pre-nuptial agreements in England & Wales

Nuptial news; coining it in; in favour of juniors; out with the scissors.

A review of financial remedy orders, which determine the division of finances at the end of marriage or civil partnership, has been announced by the Law Commission.

The Law Commission has announced a review to assess the options for reforming the law governing finances on divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership.

For better or worse? Mark Pawlowski looks back on the options available to those on the end of a broken promise to marry

Family lawyers have queried the value of compulsory mediation, following government proposals to make it a prerequisite to the family courts.

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Muckle LLP—Phoebe Gogarty

North East firm welcomes employment specialist

Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey

Partner joins commercial and technology practice

Ellisons—Lizzy Firmin

Chief operating officer joins equity partnership

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NLJ this week: Delegation or dereliction?

Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) has restated a fundamental truth, writes John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke, in this week's NLJ: only authorised persons can conduct litigation. The decision sparked alarm, but Gould stresses it merely confirms the Legal Services Act 2007

NLJ this week: FCA faces its toughest test yet

The government’s decision to make the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the Single Professional Services Supervisor marks a watershed in the UK’s fight against money laundering, says Rebecca Hughes of Corker Binning in this week's NLJ. The FCA will now oversee 60,000 firms across legal and accountancy sectors—a massive expansion of remit that raises questions over resources and readiness

NLJ this week: Instructing the right expert

The High Court's decision in Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) provided a striking reminder of the need to instruct the right expert in retrospective capacity assessments, says Ann Stanyer of Wedlake Bell in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Striking back at SLAPPs

Paige Coulter of Quinn Emanuel reports on the UK’s first statutory definition of SLAPPs under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: When high rates fall flat

In this week's NLJ, Sophie Houghton of LexisPSL distils the key lesson from recent costs cases: if you want to exceed guideline hourly rates (GHR), you must prove why

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Divorce

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Phoebe Gogarty

Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey

Ellisons—Lizzy Firmin