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The lack of fairness in financial settlements means the Divorce, Dissolution & Separation Bill now going through Parliament misses the mark, says Dr Michael Arnheim

A judge should not have granted a decree nisi of nullity to a couple who had an Islamic wedding, a Nikah, because the marriage was not valid under English law in the first place

Family lawyers of the future may have to grapple with complex ethical questions concerning parental disputes where a child’s genetic makeup is manipulated at conception to produce socially desirable characteristics, a family judge has predicted

Tickets are now available for the International Family Law conference 2020, in London on 26 March

Family judges who hear cases involving serious sexual assault are to be given the same training as criminal judges, after a decision by Judge Tolson QC was found to be ‘so flawed as to require a retrial’

Lawyers have been given the green light to act for both parties when drafting consensual family court judgments

An exploration of the impact of intractable contact disputes & the remedies available to resolve them by Charlotte Purves & Dr Jo Stevenson

Lady Hale retires from the Supreme Court this month, leaving a trove of case law with ‘massive breadth’, writes family lawyer & NLJ columnist David Burrows in this week’s NLJ

David Burrows shares his reflections on some of the many outstanding cases & achievements of ‘Judge Brenda’*

The number of divorces per year has fallen below 10,000 for the first time since the 1970s, prompting family lawyers to renew calls for marriage reform.

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Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

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NLJ this week: Is inequality undermining trust?

The legal profession’s claim to be a ‘guardian of fairness’ is under scrutiny after stark findings on gender imbalance and opaque progression. Writing in NLJ this week, Joshua Purser of No5 Barristers’ Chambers and Govindi Deerasinghe of Global 50/50 warn that leadership remains dominated by a narrow elite, with men holding 71% of top court roles

NLJ this week: Freemasons ruling backs police transparency over privacy claims

A legal challenge to police disclosure rules has failed, reinforcing a push for transparency in policing. In NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth examines a case where the Metropolitan Police required officers to declare membership of groups like the Freemasons

NLJ this week: Right to grieve marks ‘major shift’ in employment law

Bereavement leave is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Writing in NLJ this week, Robert Hargreaves of York St John University explains how the Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a day-one right to leave for a wider range of losses, alongside new provisions for pregnancy loss and bereaved partners

NLJ this week: AI privilege battles expose risks

Courts are beginning to grapple with whether AI-generated material is legally privileged—and the answers are mixed. In this week's issue of NLJ, Stacie Bourton, Tom Whittaker & Beata Kolodziej of Burges Salmon examine US rulings showing how easily privilege can be lost

NLJ this week: Experts warned—AI use must be transparent

New guidance seeks to bring order to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Minesh Tanna and David Bridge of Simmons & Simmons set out a framework stressing ‘transparency’, ‘explainability’ and ‘reliability’

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Family

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean