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Melissa Lesson discusses the landmark Ferrara financial remedies ruling on domicile & forum conveniens

Service by email across borders: when does the Hague Service Convention apply? Jennifer Brockington-Belli & Lucy Taylor report

Brian Patrick Bolger discusses surrogacy, bloodlines & beneficiary status in Cator v Thynn

Serving proceedings by email in international family disputes may appear straightforward, but it can create significant enforcement risks overseas

Couples could legally marry almost anywhere, from canal boats to cruise ships at sea, under proposals launched last week

Imogen Mellor examines why the Court of Protection has resisted extending person-specific capacity assessments to marriage

The Court of Protection has reaffirmed that capacity to marry remains a status-based question rather than one focused on a particular spouse

Megan Freeman & Catherine Doherty Montanaro explore the paradox at the heart of cohabitation law

Robert Webster looks at how AI is reshaping family law advice & client expectations

The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

NEWS

Pro Bono Week marks silver jubilee

The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK

NLJ this week: Pro bono’s silver lining

Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice

NLJ this week: Wrong expert, costly exit

Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims