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Oxford City Council to introduce gender-neutral salutation

Maria Chadwick
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It has recently been reported in the media that Oxford City Council has made the decision to introduce a gender-neutral salutation option of Mx – pronounced ‘mix’ – whilst it decides whether to phase out all titles from forms...

Serious data protection failures in adoption proceedings

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I have recently acted for a number of adoptive parents who, whilst in the process of adopting children, have been victims of data protection breaches by either the local authority or the courts. In all of these cases, sensitive personal information...

Taking the children abroad could create serious legal problems

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You have picked the house with a nice big garden, the children’s schools and you have secured your dream job.  All of this could be just down the road, in a neighbouring town, in a different county or it might even be on a different continent. You...

Uber drivers battle to prove their employment status

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Thousands of employees as well as companies in many sectors stand to be affected by the outcome of the recent six day employment tribunal hearing involving two claims from Uber drivers who are battling with the transport technology giant to prove their...

Warning: unofficial patent and trade mark reminders

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This week the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has issued a warning to all UK patent and trade mark owners of businesses being approached with unofficial trademark renewal reminders. According to the IPO, trade mark owners have received unsolicited...

Lack of legal aid housing advice hits vulnerable the hardest

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Research undertaken by the Law Society shows that the number of legal aid housing advice providers in England and Wales is reducing dramatically creating legal aid ‘advice deserts’. The research shows that almost a third of legal aid areas have...