Family and Matrimonial

London has gained a reputation as ‘the divorce capital of the world’ because settlements reached are, by international standards, very generous towards women. It is no surprise, therefore, that the...

A decision of the Supreme Court announced today has important implications for unmarried partners of people who have died. The case involved a woman from Northern Ireland who was...

The usual course of events on divorce is that there is a financial settlement which divides up the family assets as they are at that point in time. This takes...

Relationships that start on the Internet are already leading to some interesting situations. A recent family case involved a British woman who had met a Pakistani man online and married...

Family judges will approach pre-nuptial agreements with greater respect following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling in a ‘big money’ divorce case. The Court agreed with Lord Phillips’ opinion in...

Court orders have to be obeyed and those who defy them can ultimately be sent to prison. Exactly that happened in one ‘big money’ divorce case in which an 83-year-old...

The Court of Appeal has made an important decision in a divorce case in which the main argument was over the availability of future income to fund maintenance payments in...

The validity of pre-nuptial agreements depends on legal advice being taken on both sides, equal bargaining positions and overall fairness. In one case, the High Court found that a wife...

When a wealthy construction business owner and his wife divorced in 2011, a ‘clean break’ agreement was made to include the sale of the two properties they owned – the...

Divorces where there is an international dimension often present specific issues, and a recent case involving a couple who had been living in Australia before they separated is no exception,...