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Holding your whole life to ransom: the rise of sextortion

Athalie Matthews, Counsel in the Reputation Management Team at Farrer & Co, discusses the sensitivity and difficulties related to protecting the victims and prosecuting the perpetrators of sextortion

The pressure on Western universities to divest in fossil fuels: navigating legal complexities and environmental responsibilities

Ben Standing, a partner specialising in environmental law at Browne Jacobson, discusses the legal, ethical and financial issues related to the divestment in fossil fuels by Western universities

SJ Interview: Caroline Park

The SJ speaks to Caroline Park, family lawyer for the eye-wateringly wealthy and partner at Hughes Fowler Carruthers

Getting the most out of your expert witness

Simon Berney-Edwards, Chief Executive Officer of the Expert Witness Institute, explains how to get the most out of an expert witness and the importance of lawyers understanding their role in the process of appointing and instructing a suitable expert

The bleak legacy of the 2013 legal aid cuts: a rise in litigants in person and a family court system in crisis

Cate Maguire, a Senior Associate at Kingsley Napley LLP, describes the extra pressure on the family court as a result of the increase in litigants in person and the challenges faced by those who are unable to afford legal representation before the family court

Financial remedy: Do we still share and share alike after Standish?

Katharine Bundell, Barrister at 4PB, dissects the ruling in Standish and what it means for fairness in terms of the division of marital assets

What can the GB market learn from the EU’s Ecodesign Regulation?

Katie Chandler and Megan Howarth, product liability and safety lawyers at Taylor Wessing LLP, discuss the likely impact of the substantial changes being brought in by the European Union’s Ecodesign Regulation on the market for consumer products in Great Britain

Refurbishment of AGA cookers: important questions concerning exhaustion of IP rights and the interplay between copyright and design law

Nina O'Sullivan, Partner and Head Knowledge Lawyer (Contentious), and Georgina Doukanaris, Associate, at Mishcon de Reya LLP, discuss in detail the recent ruling in AGA Rangemaster Group Limited v (1) UK Innovations Group Limited (2) Michael Patrick McGinley [2024] EWHC 1727 (IPEC))