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Further to my post last week, the Law Commission has today published its consultation paper on marital property agreements (pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and separation agreements.)
The Law Commission is...
Consultation on pre-nuptial agreements to be launched
The Law Commission, the Government's legal reform adviser, is expected to announce the launch of its consultation on separation agreements between spouses and civil partners next week.
Pre-nuptial and...
Radmacher v Granatino – a damp squib?
Well, today's the day - the Supreme Court gave us their long-awaited, some would say much overdue, views on Mr & Mrs Granatino's pre-nuptial agreement and its effect on the financial orders to be made...
Is my Husband entitled to any confidentiality when it comes to financial matters?
Can you use self-help to investigate your husband’s/wife’s finances before, or indeed during, divorce?
Until recently the answer to that was probably yes. A wife would often trawl through her...
Conduct yourself with caution
In the recent case of Fz and Sz (and the Trustees of the CPL Pension Plan and SZA), the Honorable Mr Justice Mostyn makes plain that bad behaviour sufficent so as to amount to conduct under s25(2)(g)...
Spouses World Cup Match Report: First Wife v Second Wife
Ever wondered which one would come out of such a contest winning the cup? The recent case of Vaughan v Vaughan will make interesting reading for those of you facing this dilemma, and I suspect after reading...
White v Withers, a dish of 42 ingredients
The case of Marco Pierre White, celebrity chef, against his wife's divorce lawyers, Withers, gets a mention in The Times today ("Marco Pierre White challenge could change divorce battles for ever"), speculating...
Two’s company?
An ex wife's claim to a life interest and exclusive right to occupy a property was dismissed. Despite having agreed not to contest her divorce and in lieu of an order for ancillary relief, when the former...