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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
19 March 2014
Surrogacy case update - Judge warns of the legal pitfalls of surrogacy arrangements
A recent High Court surrogacy case is a cautionary tale for couples entering into informal surrogacy arrangements. Mrs Justice King in the reported case of JP v LP, SP and CP [2014] EWHC 595 warns of the serious legal and practical difficulties of surrogacy in the UK.
11 March 2014
Pre-nuptial agreements - what’s gender got to do with it?
Whether pre-nuptial agreements are less fair to women is debatable and, the recently published Law Commission’s recent report raises some important gender issues. The report states that, “…concerns about gender equality and fairness are linked to a general view that the financially weaker spouse, perhaps financially weaker because of childcare responsibilities, should not be left with nothing at the end of the marriage.”
28 February 2014
Divorce lawyers and dignity
This week saw two of the many London divorce lawyers brandishing their PR clubs as they fought to be noticed.
18 February 2014
Understanding the recent changes to child maintenance in the UK
The system governing child maintenance in the UK has been undergoing a complete makeover in recent years. Late last year saw the end of the staged introduction of the “gross income” scheme and all new child maintenance applications are now under the responsibility of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), with even more changes on the not so distant horizon.
This blog sets out the recent changes – including the main points and guidelines for parents to be aware of.
14 January 2014
The New Year brings welcome changes for same sex couples – but mind the gaps
2014 is set to be a historic year in the realm of family lives following a recent Government announcement. January is traditionally viewed as one of the bleakest months of the year with newspaper headlines boldly proclaiming that every other day is beating the previous one for the highest rates of people seeking divorces. However, amidst those difficult, and rather repetitive, headlines is the recent announcement by Culture Secretary Maria Miller declaring that the first same sex marriages in England and Wales can take place from 29 March 2014, several months earlier than originally anticipated.
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- Reflections on The Split
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