I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read a certain speech by Lord McNally.
Appearing at the Grange Holborn Hotel earlier this week, the Minister of State for Justice addressed the current state of the family justice system, as well as the government’s
Former US President Bill Clinton has said that a law he signed defining marriage as between a man and a woman was unconstitutional and should be amended.
The Democrat who signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law in 1996 wrote in a
The Supreme Court has issued rulings in two separate care cases, unanimously allowing one appeal and dismissing the second.
In the matter of L and B (Children) was an appeal centred around the right of a judge to
A fascinating judgement has been handed down today by the Supreme Court in the case of In the Matter of Re A (A Child) 2012. What makes this case so fascinating is the application of the Human Rights Act 1998 to the case.
A case which sent shockwaves through family law circles in October will head to the Supreme Court in March next year. Lord Justices Patten, Rimer, and Thorpe at the Court of Appeal have given Yasmin Prest permission to appeal to the Supreme Court …
Jaws will have hit the floor in family law firms across the country today: the Court of Appeal has shocked commentators by ruling that the oil tycoon Michael Prest need not hand over a massive £17.5 million to his ex-wife.
So here I am: sitting in 30 degree heat, lounging on a white sandy beach and looking out onto the Atlantic Ocean in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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.
Earlier today I appeared on BBC Breakfast, to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling in Kernott v Jones. Accompanying me on the sofa was Patricia Jones, whose appeal was upheld by the five Supreme Court justices who heard the case.
I wrote about the possible outcome of the Kernott v Jones case yesterday after reading the Court of Appeal judgment in the case, and noting Lord Justice Jacob’s dissenting judgment. I couldn’t see any reason to fault his argument, which made a lot of sense.
The long-awaited judgment in the case of Kernott v Jones is to be handed down by the Supreme Court tomorrow. In the case itself, not a lot of money was ever involved. However the legal principles have taxed some of the most brilliant legal brains in the country.
Baroness Hale of Richmond, the only woman judge in the Supreme Court, is “dismayed” that so many judges belong to the Garrick Club.
This post focuses upon pension sharing, couples with overseas links, three recent Court of Appeal judgements and Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. It has been written for the law students who read this blog. I hope, …
This week the Supreme Court is hearing the case of Radmacher v Granatino, with Mr Granatino arguing that the prenuptial agreement that he signed with his former wife, German heiress Katrin Radmacher, should not be upheld. English law does not …
It was more than a year ago when I first blogged about Agbaje v Agbaje. (See: London is the “divorce capital of the world”? Think again!) This drawn-out case involves a couple who married in 1967, gained British citizenship, separated in 1999 …
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