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17 Jan 2025

The perils of social media when pursuing a damages claim

Jon Andrews, a Partner at Express Solicitors, looks at social media in regards to its implications for a claimant involved in personal injury litigation behaving in a way that is inconsistent with their pleaded case or medical evidence

16 Jan 2025

Why judicial review is crucial to address the failures in the SESRO approval process

Christopher Lockhart-Mummery KC, Associate Member of Landmark Chambers, shares his thoughts on why the approval process for a new reservoir, otherwise known as the South East Strategic Reservoir Option, should be the subject of a judicial review

16 Jan 2025

The continued rise of sextortion and blackmail

In this article, Sandra Paul, a Partner at Kingsley Napley, looks at the rise of sextortion and blackmail, the legal landscape in regard to such offences and the need for the current protections to be reviewed and consolidated

15 Jan 2025

Promoting employee safety in the workplace: the UK Worker Protection Act

Jan Stappers, Director of Regulatory Solutions at NAVEX, provides his thoughts on the changes being brought in by the Worker Protection Act

13 Jan 2025

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

13 Jan 2025

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

2 Jan 2025

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

1 Jan 2025

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