Blog — 23 March 2018

The millions in the margins

Over the last few weeks the EU Commission and UK ministers have published a number of important documents giving the outline, and then the detail, of what they have in…

Blog — 22 March 2018

Restrictive Covenants – post termination restrictions

In Re J (Children) the Court of Appeal clarified the position where an alleged perpetrator of abuse is to cross examine their victim. This case related to a father seeking…

Blog — 15 March 2018

The court’s position on unrepresented parties cross examining their alleged victims in cases involving domestic abuse

In Re J (Children) the Court of Appeal clarified the position where an alleged perpetrator of abuse is to cross examine their victim.

Blog — 14 March 2018

Fact-finding in Children Act proceedings: R (Children) [2018] EWCA Civ 198

The Court of Appeal has recently considered the applicability of criminal law concepts within the context of fact-finding determinations in proceedings relating to children.

Blog — 12 March 2018

Cohabitation: what’s mine is mine, what’s yours is yours

Cohabitees are the fastest growing type of family in the UK. Unbelievably, our current laws do not bestow any rights at all upon separating cohabitees; they continue to be treated…

Blog — 12 March 2018

EAT confirms an individual can be directly discriminated against on grounds of a perceived disability

The appeal concerned whether the ET erred in finding that the appellant perceived the respondent to be disabled and treated her less favourably because of this.