Roe v. Wade set to be overturned
Roe v. Wade, the landmark US Supreme Court ruling from 1973 that legalised abortion in all states, is set to be overturned according to a leaked draft document written by Justice Samuel Alito concerning Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This would allow individual states to restrict or ban abortion. According to a report by […]
Thousands could risk pension poverty after divorce
Latest figures from the ONS show that in 2020, there were 103,592 divorces granted in England and Wales, but with the new no fault divorce law that came into force on the 6th April, this figure is likely to increase in the coming years. Thinking about family finances may be the last thing couples want […]
Organ trafficking: world-first report advises on legal responsibilities of medics
A world-first Legal Advisory Report and Policy Guidance just published advises medical institutions and professionals practicing in transplantation medicine on their international legal responsibilities to prevent complicity in organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting – the act of killing a person for their organs. The Legal Advisory Report, published by international human rights law firm, […]
Appointment of two new members to Cafcass Board
Peter Fish and Catharine Seddon appointed as members of the Board of the Children’s and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass). The Rt Hon Dominic Raab – Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice – has approved the appointments of Peter Fish and Catharine Seddon as members of the Board […]
SRA publishes first ethnicity pay gap report
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has for the first time published its ethnicity pay gap and is encouraging others in the legal sector to do the same. The ethnicity pay gap shows the difference between the mean or median hourly pay received by White staff and staff from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic background. […]
Firm cuts remote workers’ pay by 20%
London law firm Stephenson Harwood has offered staff the option to work from home permanently – but remote workers will see their pay cut by 20%. According to the BBC, the firm recruited workers from outside London during the pandemic who worked remotely but were paid less. The firm is now offering this remote working […]
