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Unmarried couples who live together face unique legal challenges when it comes to the division of assets in the event of a relationship breakdown. In this blog, we'll explore the legal framework surrounding unmarried couples and their assets, including the initial position, types of property ownership, how to acquire rights if the property is only owned by one party and cohabitation agreements.

The law relating to how wills are made - the Wills Act 1837 - is over 185 years old and the Law Commission is looking into whether electronic wills should be allowed and whether a marriage or civil partnership should continue to revoke a person’s pre-existing will. In this blog, we’ll discuss the current law, the position for separating families, the Law Commission’s review and what might happen.

Artificial Intelligence has become one of the key topics of 2023, and Higher Education is not exempt from this wider public discourse and development...

Divorce is simply the legal process of going from married to unmarried. It has two key stages known as the conditional order and the final order. In this blog, we'll explain what the two divorce orders are and how long do they take.

Rolling out CQC's Single Assessment Framework...

CQC confirms start date for new inspection framework roll-out...

Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, the Department of Health and Social Care intends for the Provider Selection Regime to come into force on 1 January 2024...

The Shortage Occupation List could be abolished next year...

Vulnerabilities in the food supply chain and the risk of civil unrest arising from food shortages has been examined by researchers from York and Anglia Ruskin Universities. It is equally important for businesses to consider risks to the supply chain for suppliers and customers and their own processes in order to build in resilience and recovery planning.

It has been and continues to be a difficult market for CBD food products to thrive. The removal of legally marketed products by retailers on the back of revised ‘guidance’ provided by the FSA should be of concern to all food producers. Whilst guidance on diets and health should be used to inform the consumer the restriction of products legally placed on the market is a worrying trend and it is hoped that this ‘temporary’ removal is reversed by retailers.

Consumer Insights Tracker looks at the top 5 consumer concerns. FSA causes further confusion for the beleaguered CBD market and retailers clear shelves of marketable product. Food fraud hotline launched. Processes drive food recall for Moonshine products. The CMA investigates green claims. Is your business following the 6 principles set out for environmental claims? New Red Tractor green accreditation - a good or ad thing? Finally, food supply and civil unrest! Have you risk assessed your supply chain? Come to the Mills & Reeve food supply seminar on 7th November to help ensure it is as resilient as possible.

In Last week's Labour Party Conference, Emily Thornberry MP she said that Labour was committed to giving cohabiting couples financial rights and responsibilities on relationship breakdown as part of a “common-law marriage pledge”.