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An end to the blame game? No fault divorce law...
The BBC reported that divorce laws in England and Wales will be overhauled so that couples can divorce more quickly with less acrimony. Many believe the current system exacerbates the stress and tension couples experience on divorce and exposes children to damaging conflict.
Under the current law if a couple wishes to divorce now, r…
Ince Gordon Dadds growth continues at pace with the...
The Ince Gordon Dadds group is growing to include twelve offices in seven countries after former Ince & Co network firms in Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Greece and Germany agreed to enter new arrangements.
Revenue for these operations is over £23 million alongside the current £77 million annualised revenues for Gordon Dadds…
Weightmans Insolvency Team Welcomes New Hire as...
The Weightmans Restructuring and Insolvency team has welcomed Partner and corporate insolvency expert James Moore as team achieves record growth.
James, formally of Squire Patton Boggs, is based in the firm’s Leeds office, offering support to both national and international clients. He has a wealth of experience acting for in…
Home Office ‘reckless’ with Detainment
The Home Affairs Select Committee have released a highly critical report into the detention of immigrants as managed by the Home Office. They state that the government department has a ‘reckless’ attitude towards the detainment of immigrants and that this has led to people being wrongfully detained.
The report found that ther…
New Justis platform: JustisOne
The Justis (and JustCite) databases have been redeveloped and rebranded into a new platform called JustisOne.
The resource still includes case law from over 25 jurisdictions, UK legislation (as printed) and EU law. It also incorporates the International Law Reports, the Times Law Reports, UK local and personal acts, commonwealt
Q&A with 2018 ‘Supplier of the Year –...
Netlaw Media talks with Litera Microsystems, to reflect on their success at being awarded ‘Supplier of the Year – Large Enterprise’ at The British Legal Technology Awards 2018.
How do the team at Litera Microsystems feel having won the ‘Supplier of the Year – Large Enterprise’ award?
It’s an incredible hono…
Knights plc Welcomes New Colleagues, Positioning it as a...
Knights, one of the UK’s fastest growing legal and professional services businesses, welcomes new colleagues from BrookStreet des Roches, one of the leading commercial law firms outside of London into its Oxford office following the completion of its acquisition on 1 April 2019.
Knights established its presence in Oxford …
Conditions of stay as a Start-up / Innovator
It is important for anyone coming to or remaining in the UK as a Start-up or Innovator to understand what conditions will be attached to their leave, as the consequences of breaching these conditions can be very serious. It is also important for anyone selecting a category of the Immigration Rules in which to apply, to understand what t…
Bohdan Winiarski Scholarships in International Law 2020
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law is pleased to announce the opening of a competition for two scholarships, funded by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The scholarships have been named after the Polish Judge and international lawyer, Bohdan Winiarski. A…
Cambridge hosts 12th International Roman Law Moot...
A team from the Université de Liège has won the Twelfth International Roman Law Moot, defeating the University of Oxford in the Grand Final, held in the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral. This is the first time that Liège has secured the Palma Victoriae, and reverses the 2018 result, in which Oxford defeated Liège. This year’
