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Sexual harassment and the change in law in practice

Kaajal Nathwani, a Partner at Osborne & Wise, takes a closer look at the changes taking place related to sexual harassment in the workplace and the heightened responsibilities being placed on employers to prevent and respond to sexual harassment

Guidance for the courts on dealing with parental alienation allegations

In this article, Fiona Porter explains the concept of parental alienation and the recent guidance on the topic from the Family Justice Counsel

Alienating behaviour cases: much needed new guidance from the Family Justice Council

Linzi Bull, a Partner and Head of Modern Families at Penningtons Manches Cooper, looks in detail at the new guidance from the Family Justice Council and whether it is likely to address the issues relating to cases involving allegations of alienating behaviour

VAT on private school fees and the impact on separated families – who is footing the bill?

Following the government’s decision to end the value-added tax exemption on private school fees, Alice Scambler, a Director, Solicitor, Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer at Family Law Partners, looks at what this decision will mean for separated families

Learning lessons from the past: what hope for real change at the Post Office and continued public confidence in statutory inquiries?

As the Post Office Inquiry comes to a close, Catherine Hobby and Dr Elaine Yerby assess whether the proceedings will bring lasting change to the organisation and why reform at the Post Office is crucial for ongoing public confidence in public inquiries

Thriving as a working parent in litigation – an impossible dream or a near reality?

Tim Sales, a Committee Member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and a Partner at CMS, discusses the progress made in terms of thriving as a working parent and the challenges that remain

The importance of the decision in WaterRower UK Limited v Liking Limited (t/a Topiom)

Peter Vaughan, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Associate Professor at Nottingham Law School, shares his thoughts on a recent ruling concerning what constitutes artistic craftmanship and what it means for the tension between the UK and EU approach to copyright

Transforming the homebuying and selling process

Sheila Kumar, CEO of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), discusses the progress being made in regard to the digital transformation of the land and property market