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Practice trends: ancillary relief

As more decisions add to the confusion surrounding the principles governing ancillary relief, it is time that the Court of Appeal provided clear guidance. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

Prenup pitfalls

Prenuptial agreements are increasingly relevant in divorce proceedings but both lawyers and clients should tread carefully, says Suzanne Kingston and Faye Fitzsimmons

Simpler, speedier justice for all?

The government's latest initiative to improve the criminal justice system ignores the realities of criminal defence work and merely shifts the burden on other agents in the process, say Lisa Mountford and Martin Hannibal 

The traditional approach

In the second of three articles, Kim Tasso considers marketing private client services through reputation, referrers and relationships

Dominating the high street

In the first of three articles, Kim Tasso considers how the Legal Services Bill will impact small-and medium-sized firms

Children: an Islamic law perspective

Islamic law determines the best interests of a child differently from English law, says Raffia Arshad

Update: wills, probate and trusts

Catherine McAleavey on appointing replacement executors and joint accounts, with Catherine Sanders on possession and retiring trustees

Statute barred

Adrian Oliver considers the conflicting approach of the Law Lords when a litigant faces the prospect of being denied access to the court system