Articles in ‘Opinion’ Category

July is Group B Strep Awareness Month, coordinated by the UK charity Group B Strep Support. So why is it so important to be aware of GBS in pregnancy? Our client’s mother’s story shows…

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) was first diagnosed in 1864 in relation to casualties of the American Civil War. It is a poorly understood condition where a person experiences persistent, severe and debilitating pain….

On 17 June 2022 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (“DCMS”) issued a press release announcing the new data laws that would take effect as a result of the planned Data Reform…

On 21 March 2022 the International Data Transfer Agreement (“IDTA”) and the international data transfer addendum to the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses for international data transfers (the “Addendum”) came into force. The Information…

With only a matter of weeks to go before the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (“the Act”) comes into force, here is a quick reminder of what the legislation is all about and…

In this third and final instalment on my observations of Series 3 of the hit divorce drama, The Split, I take a look, at what the show got right – and maybe not quite!…

Zara Jordan, a solicitor in our London Family Team considers the recent judgement in the case of WC v HC. Getting divorced is widely recognised to be one of life’s most stressful events.  The…

“I just want to go home with the kids” After a relationship breakdown, for foreign nationals with children settled in England, there may be a natural desire to return to the support of their…

The Government has announced that it intends to give divorcing couples and those dissolving a civil partnership a capital gains tax (CGT) lifeline, allowing them to transfer assets without incurring an immediate CGT liability…

In her second article on the legal questions prompted by the recent TV series THE SPLIT Jayne Martins, a Partner in our family team, examines the obligations on a lawyer when she knows more…

In the recent case of Asher v Jaywing Plc [2022] EWHC 893 (Ch) the sellers bought a claim against the buyer for breach of contract relating to earn-out provisions in the share purchase agreement…

The B Corporation certification process B Corp certification is a voluntary process that requires businesses to commit to consideration of the impact of their decision-making on customers, employees, suppliers, community and the environment. Certification…