Pensions: civil partnerships and same sex marriages
This note looks at the way in which forming a civil partnership affects rights to state, occupational and personal pensions…
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Family & Civil Law
What if there’s no Brexit deal?
What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don’t agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has…
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Enforcement officers (formerly known as bailiffs)
This Commons Library briefing paper summarises recent changes to the regulation of enforcement agents (formerly known as bailiffs).…
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General debate on Holocaust Memorial Day 2019
General debate on Holocaust Memorial Day 2019.…
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Financial provision when a relationship ends
This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the law in England and Wales and relates to the division of a…
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Missing persons, guardianship and the presumption of death
This Commons Library briefing paper provides information about looking for a missing person, dealing with their property and affairs while…
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Progress and outcomes of selected social care and child support policy changes and consultations
This House of Commons Library briefing paper considers progress and recent outcomes of Government consultations and policy changes related to…
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Bailiff regulatory reform
A Westminster Hall debate on Bailiff regulatory reform is scheduled for Wednesday 9 January 2019 at 2.30pm. The Member leading…
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Children: surrogacy – single people and parental orders (UK)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper considers surrogacy and parental orders, in particular the current position for single people…
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The UK’s EU Withdrawal Agreement
This briefing looks in detail at the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the EU and UK and finalised on 14 November.…
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Complaints against solicitors and other lawyers
This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the current procedure and qualifying criteria for making complaints against solicitors and other…
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The Political Declaration on the Framework for Future EU-UK Relations
This paper looks at the Political Declaration on the Framework for the Future Relationship between the European Union and the…
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Regulation of will writers
This Commons Library briefing paper considers arguments for and against statutory regulation of will writing.…
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Provision of legal services after the UK leaves the EU
A Westminster Hall debate on Provision of legal services after the UK leaves the EU is scheduled for Wednesday 21…
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