‘Sue Brookes, Senior Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during March 2017.’
Family Law Week, 20th April 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘An American financier who claimed his work was so touched by “genius” that he should not be forced to give his estranged wife half their £180 million fortune has been told by a British court there was nothing exceptional about his contribution to their marriage.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th April 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Desperate parents are increasingly resorting to filming or recording their children in an attempt to win custody in bitter divorce cases, lawyers have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former Malaysian beauty queen has been awarded a £64 million divorce payout after a bitter legal battle which her lawyer has described as a victory for the “home maker”. A High Court judge ruled yesterday that Pauline Chai should receive the huge settlement – one of the largest in history – after 42 years’ marriage to the chairman of the Laura Ashley fashion business.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Men who inflict terrible violence on their partners are walking free from courts that treat their crimes lightly.’
The Guardian, 2nd April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has acknowledged that a wife who today lost her appeal to overturn the Central Family Court’s refusal to grant her a divorce will be left in a “very unhappy situation”, prompting renewed calls for “outdated” divorce law to be reformed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Amy Scollan, Associate, Hunters Solicitors considers the issue of “fairness” in relation to maintenance and variations of maintenance.’
Family Law Week, 23rd March 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Frances Bailey, Principal Associate and Naomi Shelton, Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during February 2017.’
Family Law Week, 16th March 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A father who describes himself as “Anglo-Saxon” has lost a legal battle to prevent his Muslim ex-wife from sending their 10-year-old son to an Islamic secondary school.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Iqbal v Iqbal provides a salutary example of the consequences that can occur in the absence of legal representation, as Shlomit Glaser & Tim Jones report.’
New Law Journal, 9th March 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘An EU law working group, comprising 15 international family law experts, considers the basis on which couples should be able to engage the jurisdiction of the UK courts in order to divorce, following the UK’s departure from the European Union.’
Family Law Week, 7th march 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Men are being awarded more generous divorce payouts with some also receiving ongoing payments from their ex-wives, lawyers say.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sharia councils say they offer Muslim women a way out of religious marriage but critics argue this parallel legal system can leave vulnerable people trapped in abuse. Here is a rare look behind the scenes.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Byron James, barrister, Expatriate Law (Dubai) / Fourteen, reviews the law, practice and procedure relating to the prevention of a decree made absolute in divorce proceedings.’
Family Law Week, 21st February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A businessman embroiled in a bitter divorce case with his estranged wife has been criticised by a judge for using his dyslexia as an excuse, telling him “even Einstein had dyslexia”.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sue Brookes, and Rose-Marie Drury, both Senior Associates with Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during January 2017.’
Family Law Week, 10th February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Widespread calls to reform divorce laws appear to be falling on deaf ears after the government confirmed it has no current plans to change existing legislation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A millionaire businessman who stabbed his wife to death in the midst of a bitter divorce row is being sued for £1.5m by his two sons.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A 65-year-old woman who wants to divorce her husband of nearly 40 years is staging an “extraordinarily unusual” Valentine’s Day court fight.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Judges are labouring under antiquated notions of chivalry in awarding women maintenance payments which extend years into the future, despite the fact that many divorcees go on to earn good salaries on their own, says a leading female peer.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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