Scandalous In the recent case of JE (husband) v ZK (wife) [2015] EWHC B87 (Times Report by Frances Gibb here), ‘scandalous’ divorce costs drove the wife to attempt suicide. In a case where the size of the matrimonial pot was £350,000, between them the...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, matrimonial, financial proceedings, courtroom
Are you worth £7.5 million? Hot on the heels of our post on the Certification of Complex Financial Remedy cases, Mr Justice Mostyn on the authority of the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby has issued a ‘Statement on the Efficient Conduct of...Read MoreTags: matrimonial, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, financial, financial proceedings, financial remedy
How to find the perfect Wedding Venue The Registrar General for England and Wales has issued updated guidance on the approval of premises as venues for civil marriages and civil partnerships. It provides detailed guidance as to how the public, local authorities,...Read MoreTags: wedding, financial, matrimonial, postnuptial, prenuptial agreement, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, civil partnership, marriage
Clarity for Committal Applications for Contempt Lord Thomas, Lord Chief Justice has issued the following Practice Guidance to answer queries which have arisen following the publication of the Committal Practice Direction issued on 26 March 2015. The guidance is...Read MoreTags: york, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, family, matrimonial, courtroom, committal
We are all human The 2nd Criminal Chamber of the German Bundesgerichtshof allowed an appeal against the decision made by a lower Court (Landgericht Frankfurt), while one Judge arranged child care by text message during the hearing and whilst a witness gave evidence...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, international, courtroom, texting