Intervenor Cases: Preliminary Issue Hearing or FDR (or NCDR)?
Siân Smith has written an article which has been published by Financial Remedies Journal.
1st Sep 2026
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Marcia Hyde prepares A-LAW’s response to the Government’s “A Fairer End to Relationships” consultation
The response proposes that courts should prioritise an animal’s welfare when determining their future care following separation.
28th Aug 2026
Stephanus Burger v Risk Solutions BG Limited & J D Wetherspoon PLC [2026] EWCA Civ 804
Adrian Higgins discusses the case Stephanus Burger v Risk Solutions BG Limited & J D Wetherspoon PLC [2026] EWCA Civ 804.
12th Aug 2026
Proprietary estoppel – the common intention constructive trust’s underutilised cousin?
Tom Gilchrist discusses the Governments recently released consultation document, ‘A fairer end to relationships: consultation document’.
29th Jun 2026
Judges warn that AI-generated claims for interim relief are clogging up the employment tribunals
Catherine Urquhart discusses the use of AI when generating claims for interim relief in the Employment Tribunal.
22nd Jun 2026
Employment Appeal Tribunal grants permission to appeal in race discrimination claims against a trade union
HHJ Auerbach, sitting in the Employment Appeal Tribunal, granted permission to appeal against a decision of the Employment Tribunal which struck out the Appellant’s race discrimination claims against a trade union so that they did not proceed to a full hearing.
8th Jun 2026
Major shift in mental capacity law as the Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West judgment regarding deprivations of liberty and valid consent
Carolina Bax discusses the case P v Cheshire West and Chester Council [2014] UKSC 19.
3rd Jun 2026
The removal of the presumption of involvement – cultural correction or contrived change?
Charlotte McDonald and Sophie George-Moore have written an article which has been published by Lexis Nexis Family Law.
11th May 2026
UPDATE – What actually is ‘reasonable financial provision’ for the purposes of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975? – McDaniel v Talbot & Anor [2026] EWHC 928 (Ch)
Following his article on the 13 April 2026, Tom Gilchrist follows up considering the case of McDaniel v Talbot & Anor [2026] EWHC 928 (Ch).
6th May 2026
