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The Marriage Act 2013: A battle half won?

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, enacted in England and Wales in March 2014 with Scotland following suit the following December, has gone down as one of the greatest pieces of socially progressive legislation to have ever been passed in this country. For the first time in our history, couples of the same gender have been able to legally marry, allowing them to obtain the same legal status as married couples of opposite sexes.

Without a paddle

The recent Nigel Rowe and Others v HMRC case has emboldened an already marauding authority, so where does it leave tax payers with a genuine case that should be challenged, ponders Leigh Sayliss

Legal community must do more to combat mental health stigma

Lawyers can find it hard to face their own demons, says LawCare's chief executive

The cybercrime industry gathers strength daily

There are lessons to be learnt for law firms following the sorry tales of the MumsNet and Ashley Madison hacks, explains Andrew Taylor

Secondary litigation and divorce

How do you reach an agreement in a divorce settlement when the breadwinner is involved in separate financial proceedings?

What's the benchmark?

One of the most overlooked and misunderstood elements of assessing mental capacity is that of the threshold of understanding

Kennedys warns MoJ over MedCo 'gaming'

MedCo needs to be kept simple with a mirrored auditing procedure, says defendant lawyers

APNs bring in £1bn for treasury

Once issued with an accelerated payment notice, tax payers have almost no means of challenging the notice