Published: 16/10/2023 11:22
Professor Nicholas Hopkins is Law Commissioner for Family Law at the Law Commission of England and Wales. Amongst other projects, he has previously led the Commission’s work on surrogacy law (jointly with the Scottish Law Commission) and Weddings law. He holds a Chair in Law at Reading University and is an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple.
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