Cohabitation rights create ‘profound constitutional change’ with no mandate, justice secretary warned
The government has no clear public mandate for introducing automatic legal rights and obligations for cohabiting couples without their consent, Baroness Ruth Deech has warned the justice secretary, Alex Norris. In her response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation A Fairer End to Relationships, the crossbench peer (pictured) argues if the government concludes unmarried couples need […]
Profile: Charlotte Quain, associate solicitor at Blythe Liggins
Charlotte Quain joined Blythe Liggins in June 2025 to support the firm’s thriving Family department. After qualifying in 2009 into the family law department of a national law firm in Birmingham, she has since worked in a Legal 500 leading firm specialising in family law. She has gained broad experience dealing with privately funded family […]