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A heterosexual couple, Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, recently lost their Court of Appeal battle to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. They argued that opposite-sex couples are...
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More than 110,000 divorce proceedings were begun in 2015. Recent media reports have suggested that couples will soon be able to file for online divorce later this year under plans...
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In 2004, the government passed a law that allowed same-sex couples to enter into Civil Partnerships. Civil Partnerships were designed to be very similar to marriages, but by making them...
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In 2017 a Family Court in Manchester ordered that a Father who had transitioned to become a woman should not have direct contact with his children because of the potential...
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“Mediation started in California and for many of you that may be all you need to know….” Thus began a thinly populated course I attended about 15 years ago, run...
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Support and help for victims of domestic violence In excess of 940,000 domestic violence incidents were reported to the police last year. At the end of 2015, the Serious Crime...
Continue reading Understanding rent reviews in commercial leases and how to manage them
Rent reviews in commercial leases are crucial for aligning rental income with market conditions. Cara Forrest Associate Solicitor in our Commercial Property Department share her insight into the types of...
This year WSP Solicitors will be having a complete Christmas shutdown from the end of Christmas Eve 2024 to the 2nd of January 2025. Our Christmas opening hours are as...
Assisted Dying Debate and the Path to Legalising End-of-Life Choices
Assisted dying: A humane way to stop suffering and give people the right to die with dignity, or a slippery slope to placing the vulnerable at risk? This article was...
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