When families go through separation or divorce, the emotional impact on children can be profound. Unfortunately, parents can lose sight of what is important amid emotion and decisions are made about the children’s future without directly involving...
Employment Rights Act 2025: The key employment law changes employers need on their radar After months of parliamentary debate, the Employment Rights Bill has finally cleared the House of Lords and gained Royal Assent on 18 th December...
In Glenn and another v Walker and others [2025] , the High Court examined whether four businessmen had a partnership or a joint venture and whether fiduciary duties existed beyond their ordinary corporate duties as company directors. The case is a...
A child’s surname can only be changed if: Everybody who has parental responsibility for the child consents to the change of name. A court order gives permission for the change in absence of the other parents’ consent. Even informally,...
Government drops ‘day one’ unfair dismissal pledge and proposes removal of compensation cap The Government has confirmed that it is abandoning its original plan to make unfair dismissal a day-one right. Instead, ministers now intend to reduce...
It was historically the case that children would only be spoken to in court proceedings if the court ordered a ‘section 7 report’ whereby the children would be spoken to in the preparation of that report, or if the court appointment a guardian...
Yes, you can. Our family lawyers have handled cases of incarcerated spouses. Imprisonment can sometimes be a fact of life and it does not prevent you from initiating divorce proceedings if you choose to do so. As long as there is a method of...
Parental responsibility is a legal term that refers to the rights, duties, and responsibilities a parent has towards their child. Having parental responsibility doesn’t automatically give you the right to contact or spend time with your child. ...
A guardian can be appointed by the court for the children in specified proceedings. The guardian should be an experienced social care worker. Their main job is to represent the child’s best interests throughout the legal process. They are there to...
Employment Rights Bill enters the ‘ping pong’ phase As we enter the winter months of 2025, many had anticipated that we would have a shiny new statute on the statute books: the Employment Rights Act 2025 . This has not...
