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
Practice Guidance issued by Sir James Munby 18 January 2017 This guidance, issued by Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division on 18 January 2017, supersedes previous guidance issued on 13 October 2014. It states that making without notice injunctions for an...Read MoreTags: ex parte, order, practice guidance, without notice
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded ‘Best for Family Financial Disputes (Law Firm) UK 2016’ by Acquisition International. The awards are given to commend outstanding work throughout the legal world over the past 12 month recognising...Read MoreTags: awards, award winner, financial dispute
Unpaid Work The Office for National Statistics has released a calculator for those who want to calculate their net worth to the household wealth. The calculator is here, and will calculate the value of the ‘Unpaid Work’ done around the home as if it were...Read MoreTags: s.25 matrimonial causes act, contributions, ONS, unpaid work
School Attendance Appeal The Supreme Court has on 21st December 2016 announced its decision on the following permission to appeal application. This decision was made by a panel of three Supreme Court Justices following a review of the relevant written submissions....Read MoreTags: holiday, welfare of the child, school attendance
