Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes and What Employers Need to Know as Reforms Take Effect
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It amends the law relating to employment rights to enhance employee protections, bringing major changes throughout 2026 and 2027. With key provisions now in force and further reforms due to take effect throughout 2026 and 2027, our Employment Lawyers outline the...
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Have you missed out on a financial settlement on divorce?
Financial Settlement on Divorce At Myerson, we understand that a lot of marriages break down because of fault on both sides. It can be quite common that one party may feel a huge sense of guilt if they have left their spouse or civil partner. The marriage may have broken down due to: One party announcing they are homosexual. One party wishing to...
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Guide to Fertility Nichola Bright , a Senior Associate in the Family department, discusses fertility law in our latest video. She covers specific areas, such as: The law and fertility treatment The anonymity of donors Parental rights Here to Help Our specialist Family Solicitors can support and advise you as to your practical and legal options...
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Financial Rights of Unmarried Parents
Financial Support for Unmarried Parents Nichola Bright , a Senior Associate in the Family department discusses the financial rights of unmarried parents, including: What to do if an agreement cannot be reached; The types of order the court can make; and How you can fund your legal fees. Here to Help Our specialist Family Solicitors can support...
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Surrogacy: The Legal Implications
A Guide to Surrogacy In our latest video guide, Nichola Bright , Senior Associate in the Family department discusses the legal implications of surrogacy. The guide covers areas concerning: How you can find a surrogate. Reasonable expenses for surrogates. How you can acquire parental rights. Here to Help Our specialist Family Solicitors can...
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Matrimonial Finances
Financial implications of divorce In our latest video guide, Jane Tenquist , Partner, and Head of the Family department considers the financial implications of divorce. Areas covered The guide provides a better understanding of the options available to you when considering divorce. Here to help Our specialist family lawyers can support and advise...
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Wealth Protection and Relationship Breakdown
Ensuring Protection of Wealth Before and After Marriage In our latest video guide, Jane Tenquist , Partner and Head of the Family department discusses wealth protection and relationship breakdown. Areas to be discussed How can you protect your wealth before marriage? How can you protect your wealth after marriage? How does the family court treat...
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Do Unmarried Fathers Have Parental Responsibility?
The Parental Responsibility of Unmarried Fathers In our latest Family Law video guide, Sarah Whitelegge , a Senior Associate in the Family department considers what parental responsibility is and what it means in relation to a child. Areas Covered The guide considers the circumstances when an unmarried father will automatically have parental...
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Disagreements Relating To Children
Disagreeing on Issues Relating to Children We have made a short video guide that considers your options if are unable to reach an agreement with your former partner about issues concerning your children. Common areas of dispute include relocation within the UK or abroad, changing a child’s surname or what school a child should attend. Sarah...
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Child Arrangement During a Divorce
Making Arrangements for Your Children Myerson have made a short video guide to consider how you can sort out the arrangements for your children when you divorce or separate. Sarah Whitelegg e , a Senior Associate in the family department sets out how to make effective arrangements for your children about where they live and what time they spend...
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Financial Abuse in Divorce
Abuse can come in many forms, emotional, physical, psychological and financial. Financial abuse tends to build up over time, and it may isolate those who experience it from family and friends if they do not have money to socialise. Financial abuse is a form of controlling or coercive behaviour which may also indicate that other forms of domestic...
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RC v JC: a landmark case in relationship generated disadvantage
A wife has been awarded £400,000 in compensation for sacrificing her career as a solicitor during her marriage. The judge in the divorce case of RC v JC [2020] EWHC 466 (Fam) found that there was sufficient ‘relationship generated disadvantage’ to justify awarding the wife the compensation. Mr Justice Moor made it clear that this case is not a...
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