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A cautionary tale for intended parents embarking on a surrogacy arrangement

Shaili Gohil-Desai examines the legal challenges and lessons from a same-sex couple’s complex international surrogacy journey

Helping clients plan for their pets’ future care

Jodie Newton, an Associate at Foot Anstey, explains why it’s important to make provisions for pets

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 three years on

Marilyn Bell, a Partner and Head of Family Law at SA Law, takes a look at the impact of the Domestic Abuse Act three years after it came into force and, in particular, shares her thoughts on the challenge of proving abuse in court

Surrogacy in the UK and the need for legal reform

Deirdre Fottrell KC and Andrew Powell, Barristers at 4BP, take a look at the law on surrogacy in the UK and the room for reform, as well as several recent international developments

The urgent need to safeguard women and girls from abuse

As the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign takes place, Nurun Choudhury and Dr Emma Cunningham from the Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London, delve into the recent ITV drama Until I Kill You to explore its themes and the societal implications

Resolution’s report on domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings

Adele Cameron-Douglas, a Barrister at 4PB, takes a closer look at the new report by Resolution and, in doing so, shares her first-hand experience of the challenges faced by clients raising domestic abuse in the context of financial remedy proceedings

Stand-off from Standish: where now for the reform of English financial divorce law

With proposals for reform due from the Law Commission, Andrew Barton, a Partner at Stephens Scown LLP, asks whether a recent Court of Appeal decision is likely to lead to greater predictability in the law or an increased likelihood of statutory reform

ADR offers attractive alternative in family trust and inheritance disputes

Alternative Dispute Resolution offers families a cost-effective, confidential, and less adversarial path for resolving inheritance and probate disputes, says Gonzalo Butori