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The bleak legacy of the 2013 legal aid cuts: a rise in litigants in person and a family court system in crisis

Cate Maguire, a Senior Associate at Kingsley Napley LLP, describes the extra pressure on the family court as a result of the increase in litigants in person and the challenges faced by those who are unable to afford legal representation before the family court

Financial remedy: Do we still share and share alike after Standish?

Katharine Bundell, Barrister at 4PB, dissects the ruling in Standish and what it means for fairness in terms of the division of marital assets

What can the GB market learn from the EU’s Ecodesign Regulation?

Katie Chandler and Megan Howarth, product liability and safety lawyers at Taylor Wessing LLP, discuss the likely impact of the substantial changes being brought in by the European Union’s Ecodesign Regulation on the market for consumer products in Great Britain

Refurbishment of AGA cookers: important questions concerning exhaustion of IP rights and the interplay between copyright and design law

Nina O'Sullivan, Partner and Head Knowledge Lawyer (Contentious), and Georgina Doukanaris, Associate, at Mishcon de Reya LLP, discuss in detail the recent ruling in AGA Rangemaster Group Limited v (1) UK Innovations Group Limited (2) Michael Patrick McGinley [2024] EWHC 1727 (IPEC))

The cyber and data security risks facing law firms: How firms can protect themselves and how to manage a security/data breach

Tom Pelham, Global Head of Cyber and Data, Arran Roberts, Partner, and Alexandra O'Hare, Senior Associate, at Kennedys, provide valuable insight into the cyber and data security risks facing law firms, which includes details of the targeted campaigns that are being directed at conveyancing firms

SJ Interview: Simon Hammond

Following the launch of the new Clinical Negligence Claims Agreement for 2024 by NHS Resolution, Solicitors Journal spoke to the Director of Claims Management at NHS Resolution, Simon Hammond

The potential for pro bono to build a case for a better funded legal aid system

Following her appointment as Head of Pro Bono and Counsel at Farrer & Co, Rhian Lewis shares her experience of becoming a pro bono solicitor, her approach to spearheading the pro bono practice at her new firm and explains the value of firms offering pro bono services not only in terms of access to justice, but also in regard to employee retention and the rise of responsible business

Complex family law case shows the difficulties for litigants in person

Marilyn Bell, Head of the Family Law team at SA Law, explains how the High Court judgment in the case of AA and ZZ shows the difficulties in the family courts when litigants are unrepresented