Family courts are “not good enough” and have treated women and children unfairly for decades, a government minister has said. Announcing a major overhaul of the family justice system in England and Wales that will play a central role in “rebalancing” the family courts, Alison Levitt said often brutal legal showdowns will be replaced with …
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Crypto asset disputes: the new frontline in commercial litigation
Crypto assets have moved from novelty to mainstream and so have the disputes. From hacked exchange accounts and failed token launches to insolvent businesses holding significant digital reserves, the matters reaching commercial litigators are faster moving, cross‑border and technically dense. For insolvency practitioners, digital wallets may be highly valuable assets but the easiest to dissipate. …
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The Best Reason To Sell Your Wedding Ring After Divorce
Deciding if you should sell your wedding ring after divorce—the essence of bittersweet sentimentality isn’t an easy decision. I get it, which is why my engagement and wedding ring sat in a drawer for about 8 years before I sold them. I ended up selling my wedding ring during a time when I felt like …
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Justice secretary David Lammy rebrands and expands problem-solving family court
A problem-solving family court scheme championed by the president of the Family Division and praised by the lady chief justice will be rolled out nationally – under a new name. Lord chancellor David Lammy today announced £17m to install more ‘pathfinder’ courts across England and Wales, now under the name ‘child-focused courts’. The announcement comes …
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2 Core Values That Can Predict Divorce—By A Psychologist
Getting divorced, although far more common than before, is still stigmatized. Here are two values that empower people to leave unhappy relationships despite the judgment. Thinking about divorce is a difficult moment in anyone’s life. It’s more than just a personal heartbreak—it can reshape families, affect finances and carry deep cultural and social implications. A …
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Small businesses ‘lose 379m hours a year’ on red tape
Monday 16 March 2026 12:01 am | Updated: Saturday 14 March 2026 12:33 pm Small businesses lose around 379m hours a year and spend around £36bn a year on dealing with red tape, new research has indicated, piling pressure on the Labour government to fast-track its deregulatory drive. Business secretary Peter Kyle has emphasised that the …
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Labour to give firms cash in bid to undo benefits rise
Saturday 14 March 2026 10:35 am Labour’s Pat McFadden will deliver a speech on welfare on Monday. (Image: PA) The Labour government is set to hand businesses cash to hire benefits claimants in a bid to lower the number of under-25s not in education, employment and training, otherwise referred to as ‘Neets’. Pat McFadden, the …
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The Essential Role of a Quantum Expert Witness in High-Tech Litigation
With the increasing speed in quantum technology, quantum computing, cryptography, telecommunications, and advanced materials, cases are increasingly pitting themselves against each other in courts. They are the cases when one has to deal with the concepts that are much higher, which is why the assistance of a professional specialist cannot be avoided. When the stakes …
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Disputes 101 – Contract Compact focusing on recent cases
Following the inaugural “Disputes 101” series in 2025, we are running it again for 2026. There are four webinars and accompanying blog posts on key English law disputes essentials for corporates. This time we have: a contract update, a look at parent company liability in all its forms, a privilege update, and an examination of …
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