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In what has been a tumultuous week the Government has at long last published its White Paper on what a future relationship with the EU would look like. The long-awaited White Paper is aimed at ensuring trade co-operation, with no hard border for Northern Ireland, and global trade deals for the UK.
Congratulations to Tom Daley and his husband, Dustan Lance Black on the birth of their son, Robert Ray. Robert Ray was born on 27 June, via a surrogate. The news of the birth prompted us here on the family law team to think about how notions of parenthood are changing, with assisted reproduction methods widening the scope of family law.
Summer is here. There is an official heatwave. The roads are melting and so, if you were to believe them, are some employees. What does employment law say about working in rising temperatures? Surprisingly little is the answer.
The 4th of July is well known as the date the United States of America celebrates Independence Day. But what about Interdependence Day? On the 5th July 2006, the first official day of full time work took place at B Lab, a non-profit organisation that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for good, and International Interdependence Day was founded.
In 2014, Scotland introduced the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act. The purpose of the Act was to make provision for same sex couples to enter into a marriage. Before then, same sex couples could not legally marry but could enter into a civil partnership.