7/7/2026 10:18:17 AM New ICO guidance on using personal data to deter crime By Tom Vasov The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidance aimed at helping small retailers use personal information to...
7/3/2026 12:56:34 PM Listening to children in family separation: the role of Child Inclusive Mediation By Portia Moore When parents separate, decisions about children are often made with good intentions but frequently without hearing directly from the...
6/23/2026 9:17:42 AM Ban on upwards-only rent reviews: the lease might not be the full truth! By Chris Sharpe For many years, leases have commonly included an upwards-only rent review which means that when the rent is reviewed, typically every...
6/9/2026 10:42:23 AM A long awaited update on Art.913 of the French Civil Code and the application of English law as the law of succession By Fabienne Atkin The European Commission has issued an update in response to the large number of complaints received in relation to the introduction of a...
6/8/2026 11:25:52 AM Government Cohabitation Consultation By Elle McDonald The Government recently launched a consultation on 5 June 2026 which is set to run for 10 weeks, ending on 14 August 2026, in respect of...
6/8/2026 9:51:59 AM The beginning of the end for confidentiality clauses? By Katharine Robinson Over the last year, public sector employers’ use of confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements has come under increased scrutiny....
6/5/2026 4:01:03 PM Landmark announcement for cohabitating couples By Madeline Morris For too long, family law has failed to provide the same protections for cohabitating couples as with married couples. According to the...
6/4/2026 3:39:42 PM Potential Right to Manage for housing estates? By Philip Askew The Law Commission published its Annual Report 2025-26 on 2nd June. For the property sector, the report announces a project to...
5/22/2026 11:12:45 AM "Replacing lower- value human capital" By Surinder Dhillon Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters apologises for saying AI would eliminate ‘lower-value human capital’ after his comments drew...
5/22/2026 8:48:13 AM The Employment Tribunal system is creaking - does it need a radical overhaul? By Adam McRae-Taylor The most recent data shows that there is now a backlog of almost 72,000 claims before the Employment Tribunal - this is up almost 26,000...
5/21/2026 10:34:15 AM Towards better protection of vulnerable adults in cross-border situations By Fabienne Atkin The EU have agreed the broad terms of a new EU law that seeks to align more closely with the 2000 Protection of Adults Hague Convention...
5/18/2026 4:16:17 PM Court of Appeal provides clarity for cross-border divorce and financial remedy claims By Madeline Morris Rebecca Eels On 29 April 2026, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgement in Ferrara v Ferrara. This was a landmark case for disputes in relation...