Love Will Tear Us Apart – If You Live In York Little did we know (or did we?) that when we were deciding on the location for our new practice, that York would turn out to be Yorkshire’s most adulterous city, and the 11th most unfaithful place in the UK. In a recent...Read MoreTags: divorce, survey, adultery
UKSC allows Charities’ appeal v Ilott Court of Appeal erred in calculating reasonable financial provision award in will dispute The Supreme Court unanimously allows the charities’ appeals. The Judges found that the District Judge did not make either of the two errors...Read MoreTags: supreme court, appeal, charities, inheritance act
Maintenance Enforcement – Advance to Go We all know that, “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water”. But what if you want to make a direct move, as it is possible in Monopoly, and the water is not muddy at all, as some let you...Read MoreTags: international, maintenance, enforcement
The Known Unknowns Resolution have issued Brexit guidance for Family Lawyers. Their International Committee has set out some handy tips for family lawyers dealing with international divorce cases. There are still a large number of unknown known unknowns or...Read MoreTags: family law, international, brexit, EU Legislation
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece: Trusts If the family is one of nature’s masterpiece what is a family trust? Trusts are increasingly becoming part of financial remedy cases[1]. The mere fact that the parties’ assets might be tied up in a trust,...Read MoreTags: nuptial settlement, trusts
House of Commons Library Briefing The Family Test was introduced in 2014 in England. All new domestic laws and government policies must face the Family Test to make sure they support strong and stable families. The Department for Work & Pensions has published...Read MoreTags: DWP, family test, government policies, government policy, house of commons
