This is a highly practical guide to extradition law for those representing requested persons. It is written with the duty solicitor in mind, but will be of assistance to all solicitors and barristers acting in extradition proceedings, from the magistrates’ courts to the Supreme Court.  The book was co-authored by Rebecca Niblock of Kingsley Napley and Edward Grange of Hodge Jones and Allen.

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Criminal litigation lawyer Michael Caplan QC has been appointed as a non-judicial member of the Sentency Council by the Lord Chancellor.

Somaya Ouazzani, a family solicitor at Kingsley Napley has written an article titled 'Prenuptial agreements: the implications of gender' for Family Law.

The article considers the gender aspects of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.  It focuses on the practical realities of prenuptial agreements, in particular, the negotiating and bargaining positions of parties proposing to enter into such agreements and the actual effectiveness of the 'safeguards' espoused by the Supreme Court in Radmacher (Formerly Granatino) v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42, [2010] 2 FLR 1900.

Laura Sylvester and Verity Danziger examine the factors that will influence a judge to order a liability hearing.

Charlotte Bradley and Michelle Chance continue to comment on The Children and Families Bill, in an article first published in The Law Society Gazette.