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07 April 2023
Issue: 8020 / Categories: Legal News , Family , Child law , International , Covid-19
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NLJ this week: Child relocation cases & COVID

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What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on international and internal child relocation? 

In this week’s NLJ, Sarah Hughes, partner, and Victoria Rylatt, senior associate, at Anthony Gold Solicitors, cover recent caselaw and look at the additional restrictions and issues at play as a result of the pandemic.

Hughes and Rylatt write: ‘The legal framework has not changed; however, the considerations that must be taken into account by the court are evolving.’

These difficult and finely balanced cases are high stakes, expensive to run and require detailed preparation, and the restrictions imposed by the pandemic have had a major impact. 

Read their article here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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