A senior judge has branded property laws “harsh” and “unfair” on cohabiting couples.
Pamela Curran told the Court of Appeal that she was “absolutely stripped of everything” when a 30 year relationship ended and a court ruled that she had no right to a share in the
The Family Law Bar Association (FBLA) has criticised the Law Commission’s proposals for reform of laws defining matrimonial property in divorce, saying they could make settlements more difficult to achieve.
The Law Commission is considering a new system for calculating divorce payouts which would be based on mathematical formulae.
The system would use such factors as the length of the marriage, differences in income
Solicitors, barristers, judges and students all descended upon the University of Leeds yesterday. The Law Commission’s high-profile consultation on family law reform had come to the city for a special event hosted by Stowe Family Law.
The phrase non-matrimonial property is used in financial remedy cases. Let’s take a look.
Today I would like to share a few of my thoughts in relation to the exercise of judicial discretion in obtaining a financial remedy on divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership, in light of the of the Law Commission’s supplementary consultation on needs and non-matrimonial property.
Today the Law Commission opens its supplementary consultation on needs and non-matrimonial property.
The Supreme Court has delivered its eagerly-awaited judgment in the Scottish case of Gow v Grant. One interesting point is the emphasis on the fair and reasonable - even for cohabiting couples.
Last week began with a cautionary tale and ended by proving the point! It began on Monday with my sister, Aunty Doo Doo, and I going shopping in Harrogate, for her "Mother of the Bride" outfit. Her daughter Abby is soon getting married to Jonny and excitement is mounting!
The Government Response to the Family Justice Review, which was led by accountant David Norgrove and an almost exclusively child-focused committee, was published this week. Most of the report’s recommendations were, as expected, accepted.
What happens to the estate of a person who dies intestate? I know about the injustices that can occur. A few years ago, a man for whom I acted in his divorce bought a property with his new partner. This is her story.
Lord Justice Munby, the chairman of the Law Commission, who also sits as a judge in the Court Of Appeal (and was one of the judges in Imerman), made a very wise observation last week.
Over the past few years, prospective brides, grooms and their parents have come to see us in increasing numbers to ask about prenuptial agreements. Some are wealthy, some are superwealthy and others are not wealthy at all.
What a week I’ve had. It began with a trip to Sheffield in South Yorkshire, where I noticed that the motto emblazoned across the South Yorkshire Police Headquarters building is Justice with Courage. What a cracking phrase that is! It uplifted me, …
This week’s edition of The Sunday Times carried a lurid headline, “An end to the goldmine divorce”, with accompanying pictures of the heiress Katrin Radmacher and her former husband Nicolas Granatino. The latter couple’s spectacular and …
Today I appeared on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour in a debate with Baroness Ruth Deech about the subject of cohabitation.
I have a personal interest in the Law Commission’s proposals to revamp the law for cohabiting couples, which would give cohabitees the same rights on death as married couples. As a cohabitee of almost six years, who has only recently agreed to …
Tepid welcome for Law Commission’s review of intestacy laws for cohabitants 3 November 2009 Cohabitants who have lived together for more than five years could be given the same rights on death as married couples under plans unveiled by the …
In the last post about coping with divorce, I wrote about how distressing the divorce process can be and how, to emerge whole at the other side, it is vitally important to do whatever it takes to keep your mind in shape. This post is a cautionary …
An open letter to Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister. Dear Prime Minister, Joshua Rozenberg interviews the Chairman of the Law Commission in today’s Daily Telegraph. Three family law matters are touched upon: reform of ancillary relief …
Proposed legal rights for cohabitants have one reader reaching for the panic button. As regular readers are aware, I hold strong views about the Government’s reluctance to introduce new legislation for cohabiting couples. I believe that …
Cut the red tape: why won’t politicians help cohabiting couples? I saw Baroness Thatcher on TV three times this weekend. I saw her twice on the Spitting Image reruns and laughed at the satirical takes on the absolute power she wielded over …
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