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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
20 April 2023
Unmarried parents are the norm — financial rights are overdue
In The Times, our family law experts Charlotte Bradley and Hannah Butcher argue that Ministers should extend their review of divorce to reflect modern Britain.
16 April 2023
Clubbing to candlemaking: how companies are handling #MeToo
Recent revelations at the CBI have prompted a post-#MeToo soul-searching among business leaders. As our Head of Employment Corinne Aldridge told the Sunday Times, the onus is now on employers to develop rules on what is acceptable in the workplace and investigate claims, rather than sweep them under the carpet.
27 March 2023
Declaring cryptoassets will help avoid taxpayer confusion
The new requirements for taxpayers to declare cryptoassets separately have been welcomed by the accountancy and legal industry, as our tax expert Waqar Shah tells Accountancy Age.
24 March 2023
In the Spotlight - Melanie Hart
Melanie Hart, who has joined Kingsley Napley to lead our new IP Disputes practice, tells EPrivateClient the trends she expects to see in the dispute resolution sector in 2023, and what drew her to this area of law.
1 March 2023
The ICC and Ukraine
The Law Society Gazette analyses the possibility of prosecutions for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, and our expert Jonathan Grimes comments that "the ICC is ‘hamstrung’ by its structure and remit. Its jurisdiction only extends to its member states, and Russia is not a signatory."
27 February 2023
University cheating doubles after switch to online exams
Kingsley Napley was mentioned in a recent article in The Telegraph on how university cheating has doubled since the switch to online exams. Shannett Thomson & Alfie Cranmer are our specialists in helping students defend themselves in this area and one of their recent cases is described in the piece.
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27 February 2023
The mysteries of non-dom status
Following the revelations concerning the financial affairs of the Prime Minister's wife Laura Harper (Private Client) discussed in Solicitors Journal the intricacies of "non-domiciled" status.
27 February 2023
Former Deutsche Bank Female Banker Loses Discrimination Lawsuit
After a former Deutsche Bank banker lost her £4.6 million discrimination lawsuit Natasha Forman told Wealth Briefing, "we still so often see the ‘boys club’ culture in the City and within financial institutions, as well as a perceived need to conform to an ideal of youth in the workplace, but whether that leads to someone’s redundancy or dismissal is not always clear cut."
27 February 2023
UK doctors call for simplification of visa rules to stem GP shortage
In the FT, Kim Vowden (Immigration) comments on the call for simplification of visa rules to stem the GP shortage, saying the current "visa regime was complex for small entities such as a GP practice, and it is a burden for them to keep up with policy updates and processes."
25 February 2023
Why MeToo fallout is wrecking the lives of schoolboys
The Sunday Times reports that many boys are lost, insecure and traumatised in the wake of the #MeToo and Everyone’s Invited movements. Sandra Paul gave her thoughts on this difficult situation.
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2 February 2023
Neighbors win privacy feud with UK Tate gallery
After residents of the block of flats next to the Tate Modern art gallery succeeded in their bid to have the Tate’s viewing gallery closed, Claire Lamkin gave her thoughts to AP.
1 February 2023
How to avoid corporate greenwashing
For companies, governments and the wider general public, sustainability concerns have never been more important. Katherine Tyler told Financier World, "different companies have approached these issues very differently, with some seeing a real gain to be made by becoming market leaders in these areas."
26 January 2023
The Covid-19 Inquiry – How Might You Get Involved?
Nick Wrightson explains in The Carer how those in the sector can get involved with the Covid-19 inquiry as it begins hearing evidence this summer.