February 2023 / 6 posts found

Campaigners hail law raising age of marriage to 18 in England and Wales | Child marriage

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Campaigners have hailed a new law raising the legal age of marriage in England and Wales as a significant milestone in child protection. The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act comes into force on Monday following a five-year campaign and will prevent 16- and 17-year-olds from marrying or entering a civil partnership, even if they have parental consent. Campaigners have long argued that a legal loophole allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent was being exploited to coerce young people into child marriage. The law makes it illegal to arrange for a child to marry, whether or […]

Inappropriate Co-parenting: Examples and How to Cope

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We all have different values, fundamentals, and standards. That’s why there is no one single definition of inappropriate co-parenting. Inappropriate co-parenting means different things to different people. If you wish to co-parent the best way you can, then my advice is to always ask yourself the question “Is this behavior in the best interest of my child, their development and their relationship with their other parent?” Positive co-parenting is characterized as a relationship in which  there is respect, honest communication, and where both parents take time to listen to each other’s concerns. These co-parents value each other’s role in their […]

It’s not unicorns driving the UK economy; it’s ‘side hustles’

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Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE FKC, looks at one fast growing but underreported ‘small business’ segment in the UK: the ‘side hustle’…. With the Budget looming, SMEs are asking for meaningful support that reflects their huge contribution to UK GDP – estimated at around 52%. But while Government articulates the importance of our SME businesses it rarely matches this with measures to support them. There is one fast growing but underreported ‘small business’ segment in the UK that particularly needs its backing – the ‘side hustle.’ On the rare occasions I have been invited to Government meetings to discuss entrepreneurship, and […]

The love diaries: Is there a ‘perfect’ age to marry to avoid divorce?

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  From the team at Capsule. Is there such thing as a “perfect” age to marry? Can marrying young increase your chances of divorcing? Can you leave it too late? Or, are there actually much bigger factors at play than merely age? We talked to a woman who is getting married for the second time and is keen for answers – plus, we crunch the numbers and get advice from a divorce coach and a relationship therapist. Welcome to our series, The Love Diaries – a space for you to share your experiences, advice, fairy-tale endings, setbacks and heartbreaks. We’ll […]

Discovery readiness: Preparing for investigations and litigation

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By adopting best practices in 2023, you can significantly reduce discovery and privacy risks and costs arising from data proliferation and new data sources. In today’s hybrid work environments, all data from non-traditional data sources – such as texts from employee cellphones, data maintained by third-party providers and information from Teams, Slack and Zoom – can be subject to litigation discovery, whether the information is on company, employee or third party devices. Preserving and producing data from those sources can be difficult and expensive, but the consequences of failing to do so when required are much worse. Accordingly, it is critical to take proactive […]