More businesses call to be included in pub rates backtrack

High street shops, pharmacies and music venues have called on Rachel Reeves to axe the looming increases to business rates for them as well as pubs. The government is expected to announce a climbdown on the increases to business rates bills faced by pubs in England in the coming days. Landlords and pub owners have …

The Impact of AI on Litigation

06.01.2026 The integration of artificial intelligence into the legal landscape is transforming how parties prepare, manage and argue cases. As the courts begin to grapple with AI-generated submissions, solicitors and legal practitioners must strike a balance between embracing new technology and maintaining accountability and professional responsibility. In the absence of formal legislation in the UK …

Co-parenting Is Hard! We’ve Got You Covered

Let’s be honest: co-parenting is hard. It probably will never be easy. Even in healthy, intact marriages, parenting is hard. Add divorce, separate households, unresolved hurt, and fundamentally different values, and the difficulty multiplies. Yet divorced parents are often told they should be able to co-parent well if they just try harder, communicate better, or …

Your Boyfriend’s Ex-Wife: 10 Tips To Getting Along With Her

I’ve written so many articles giving advice to women on how to deal with their ex’s new girlfriend. But I’ve never looked at the issue from the girlfriend’s point of view; in other words, what if you’re the girlfriend dealing with your boyfriend’s ex-wife? That’s a hard place to be in, too! Just another complex …

Do You Have a Pet Custody Agreement? Tips for Divorcing Parents

When parents get divorced, one of the first things they work out is a custody agreement for their children. That schedule might be 50-50, one week on and one week off, or it might look very different depending on work schedules, travel, and what best supports the child. But is there such a thing as …

The age when men are most likely to leave an unhappy marriage. It’s later than you’d think – and their wives never see it coming, reveals divorce lawyer CASSANDRA KALPAXIS

There’s an old saying, ‘Men are from Mars, women are from Venus’. And when it comes to divorce, you won’t be surprised to hear that men and women couldn’t be more different in their approach. Cassandra Kalpaxis, who has worked through hundreds of divorce cases in her 14 years as a family lawyer, says men …

Another year of stagnation will kill businesses, Labour warned

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS, DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Updated: 11:49, 22 December 2025 Economists have warned the Government that British businesses cannot survive another year of stagnation, as figures pointed to a bleak start for the economy in 2026. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) urged Labour to get on with delivering growth after its latest …