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Radical reform of the family courts: one form

Rachel Frost-Smith, Legal Director of the family team at Birketts, reflects on the proposal by Baroness Hale

Standish v Standish and the Supreme Court judgment

Joanna Newton, a Partner at Stowe Family Law, provides her thoughts on the wider implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling

George’s Law

Keeley Lengthorn, a Partner and the Head of Public Law at RWK Goodman, shares her personal journey to securing bereavement leave for parents who lose a pregnancy under 24 weeks

Is this the end of the staff social?

Eleanor Rogers from Constantine Law reviews the impact so far of the new duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

Dead and…buried?

In this opinion piece, Roman Kubiak, Partner and Head of Private Wealth Disputes at Hugh James, discusses the Law Commission’s consultation paper on new funerary methods

How lawyers can translate climate goals into enforceable contracts

Natasha Morgan, Head of Legal Content at The Chancery Lane Project, shares her thoughts on the role of lawyers in implementing climate transition plans

The Law Commission’s consultation on private international law reforms: navigating digital assets in the modern legal landscape

Professor Suzanne Rab, a Barrister at Matrix Chambers, takes a closer look at the Law Commission’s proposals to modernise the rules governing cross-border disputes involving digital assets and electronic trade documents

The future of children in the family justice system: the NAO audit

Rachel Fisher, a Partner at Stowe Family Law, shares her thoughts on the latest National Audit Office report