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Planning a holiday with your child? Learn the legal rules on taking children on holiday in the UK and abroad, including when you need the other parent’s consent, what happens if permission is refused, and how court orders like “lives with” or prohibited steps orders affect travel plans.

Can I take my child on holiday if I am not the resident parent?

Sarah-Jane Webbe

Employment Rights Bill – Background & Current Status

Curious how upcoming employment law changes will impact your workplace? From 2026, the Employment Rights Bill introduces day-one unfair dismissal protection, tighter rules on fire & rehire, and new rights for zero-hour contract workers. Discover what employers and employees need to know now to stay compliant.

Mariam Zaadane

Edwards Duthie Shamash: A Redbridge Legacy

Edwards Duthie Shamash is proud to sponsor the Ilford & Redbridge Business Awards. With roots stretching back over 120 years, our firm has long supported individuals, families and businesses across Redbridge. From private client work to Legal Aid, we are committed to serving our community, creating careers, and giving back locally.

What is contentious probate?

Disputes concerning wills and inheritance can be tricky and sensitive.

Kavita Rana

People Management – Monitoring your Employees

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People Management – Age discrimination claims

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Terminating relations with Russia may prove tricky

Law firms must be crystal clear when making decisions affected by the war.

Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020: the blame game is over

It has been confirmed by Secretary of State for Justice, following a Parliamentary question raised on 7th June 2021 that the widely anticipated Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (‘The Act’) will come into force on 6th April 2022.

Anna Orpwood takes part in “A Portrait of the High Street”

For hundreds of years, the high street has been the centre of communities throughout Britain

Anna Orpwood

False statements about politics will not void an election – and a warning on reasonable belief

A High Court election petition did not result in the annulment of the election in question because, although the Respondent election winner was shown to have included…

HPCDS proposals: Early legal advice before the possession hearing

Latest HPCDS proposals The consultation on the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme has recently closed. Here, Simon Mullings analyses a key proposal to offer early legal advice…

‘Funds for favours’: Geidt pressed to reopen investigation into PM’s flat

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Gerald Shamash

Life after lockdown – growing your new creative project

During lockdown a number of readers got creative and almost overnight became entrepreneurs. Across the UK we have seen an increase in small companies producing home cooked food, jewelry made in bedrooms and individuals using their skills or natural charms to influence others online.