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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Alienating Behaviours and Parental Alienation: Steps to Take
Unfortunately, when assisting in child contact arrangements on a relationship breakdown, it is not uncommon to hear statements such as My partner is telling lies about me to manipulate the childre n or The children do not want to see me because of what my partner has said to them . The undermining of a parent and child relationship is often...
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What Are the Most Common Mistakes When Divorcing?
We appreciate that separation and divorce can be a highly traumatic, emotional, and stressful time. It can feel very confusing, and it is important to try to take control of the situation and seek legal advice at the earliest opportunity. Our Divorce Lawyers have put together some points to consider if you are separating or thinking about...
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How to Help Your Children Through Divorce
Separation and divorce can be a challenging and upsetting time for all involved. Even though the relationship between the adults has ended, their role as parents does not stop. It is important to make sure the children get the support they need. Divorce is a process in which children have no choice but to participate. What children are told and...
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Who Is The Legal Parent of a Surrogate Child?
Surrogacy is a process by which a child is carried through pregnancy by a woman with the intention that, at birth, the child and parental responsibility for the child will be transferred to another person/couple, known as the intended parent(s). Either a couple or a single person can agree to have a child by surrogacy. If you are using a...
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A Field of Their Own: Agricultural Prenups
A prenuptial agreement is an agreement that a couple signs before their wedding that sets out how their assets will be dealt with in a divorce. These agreements can also cover the planned use of matrimonial finances during the marriage. A post-nuptial agreement can achieve the same thing, but this is an agreement that is entered into after the...
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Hannah Neeleman and the Resurrection of the Trad Wife
There is an increasing trend on social media of the 'Trad Wife' —a growing group of women turning back to traditional values, routines, and expectations and becoming stay-at-home wives and mothers. This trend has skyrocketed to virality over the last few days due to an in-depth profile of Hannah Neeleman published by The Times, coining her 'The...
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How Will I Survive Financially After Divorce?
Going through a divorce is inevitably a stressful and uncertain time. You will likely be concerned about how you will begin living independently, including having independent finances and moving forward on a single income. There are options available to help ensure you have sufficient income to live an independent lifestyle following divorce, and...
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How Non-Matrimonial Wealth Is Treated By The Courts
You must disclose all your financial assets, income, and liabilities when divorcing. Many people ask whether they need to disclose any assets acquired before the marriage or whether they can keep these separate; our Family lawyers explain how the courts treat non-matrimonial wealth. In summary, non-matrimonial assets can include inheritance...
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Myerson Magazine Summer 2024 Issue
Explore a wealth of insights and legal expertise within the pages of our latest Magazine. In this edition, you can also take advantage of our exclusive Myerson discount for 'The Brit Fest' tickets! Articles in this issue include… Wills, Trusts & Probate: Do I need to make a foreign Will for my holiday home abroad? Employment: Recent changes for...
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10 Steps to Take When Leaving a Relationship
Our Family Solicitors appreciate that separation can be a highly traumatic, emotional, and stressful time. It is important to take control of the situation and seek legal advice at the earliest opportunity. In this blog, we set out the main considerations when starting the separation process and how you can begin the journey to separate...
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Expansion of Family-Friendly Rights: A Closer Look
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of family-friendly practices in the workplace to better support working parents and caregivers. As a result, several legislative changes were introduced in April this year to enhance family leave rights for employees. Employers should familiarise themselves with these new...
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A Guide to Prenuptial Agreements
A prenup is a legal agreement made between two individuals before they marry or enter into a civil partnership. The agreement itself can set out a variety of provisions as to how the couple intend to divide their assets in the event of any future divorce or family dissolution. The agreement can also define which assets are classed as...
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