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Employers 'hugely reassured' by unfair dismissal ruling

Supreme Court restricts common law claims

LCJ calls for tougher sentences for child abduction

The Court of Appeal has called for a review of child abduction law as it dismissed the sentence appeals of two fathers convicted of abducting their children.

High stakes

Sandra Davis argues that our discretionary system of matrimonial finance is fairer than the alternatives

Surrogacy parents win court orders

Sir Nicholas Wall, president of the Family Division, has made parental orders in favour of a couple who obtained two children by paying surrogate mothers in India, despite admitting that it was unclear how much money the surrogates received and what was covered.

Hostage to fortune

Nobody can predict how outcomes-focused regulation will turn out, so, while firms need to prepare, why the doom over the new regulatory framework? asks Mike Scutt

Children update

Are we experiencing expert overload or are they worth it? Noel Arnold joins the debate

To report a fault, please hold

The SRA's guidance on reporting requirements may be unclear at the moment, but firms should still devise their own policy on making reports, says Susanna Heley

Charity update

Sarah Clune considers the decision on how the public benefit should apply to independent schools, the Attorney General's reference on benevolent funds and the Wedgwood Museum pensions case