Laura Stewart Harris
Laura Stewart Harris is a paralegal at Burgess Mee. She is a Lord Denning Scholar of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn and will commence the Bar course in September 2027.
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Pets on Divorce and Separation: Why the Consultation Matters
The Working Group on Pets on Divorce and Separation is concerned about the lack of guidance in relation to pets as chattels. The current reform project provides an opportunity to consider whether the approach taken in jurisdictions such as Spain and Australia would be appropriate here.
Bringing Child Welfare to the Fore: Why the Financial Remedies Reform Consultation Should Unify the Section 25 Checklist
Caroline Bowden, Sophie Connors and James Pirrie, working as part of a reform sub-group of the Family Solutions Group, propose an adjustment of s 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, merging and reassembling subsections (2) and (3).
A Fairer End to Relationships? Some Reflections on the Core Principles of the Government’s Proposals to Reform the Law of Financial Remedies on Divorce.
In June 2026, the Ministry of Justice published ‘A fairer end to relationships’, a wide-ranging consultation on reforms to the law of financial remedies on divorce, and to the position of cohabitants. This piece focuses on the central principles of the proposed reforms.