They quote you Larkin, your appeal court judges – The Guardian
“Poetic warning to separated parents that constant fighting hurts their children.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: divorce
The media in divorce courts – a blackmailers’ charter – The Times
“Two family lawyers assess the impact of new rules allowing the media the right to attend all divorce court hearings.”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Family advisers back judge as crunch divorce challenge fails – Legal Week
“Top family lawyers have welcomed a high-profile Court of Appeal ruling that could have resulted in streams of wealthy City divorcees attempting to renegotiate their settlements.”
Legal Week, 9th April 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
City tycoon fails in divorce bid – BBC News
“A recession-hit City tycoon has failed to win a cut in the £9.5m divorce settlement with his former wife.”
BBC News, 1st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges to rule on credit crunch £9.5 million divorce appeal – Daily Telegraph
“A City tycoon hit by the credit crunch will learn on Wednesday whether judges have cut his £9.5 million divorce settlement with his former wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Divorce: why being North or South of the Border makes such a difference – The Times
“Never mind credit crunch divorce, with husbands rushing to court to renegotiate their divorce settlements. It might be wiser to plump for the right jurisdiction for a split in the first place, because there can be a huge disparity in awards, even between the North and South of the Border.”
The Times, 19th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Gents, divorce now – you’ll save a bundle’ – The Times
“Raymond Tooth is a divorce lawyer known as ‘Jaws’: he has some advice for both sexes in the current economic climate.”
The Times, 15th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Credit-crunched’ fund manager Bryan Myerson tries to claw back £9.5m from ex-wife – The Times
“A City fund manager hit by the credit crunch went to the Court of Appeal yesterday in an attempt to renegotiate £9.5 million of his divorce settlement.”
The Times, 12th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Now bankers want a new bonus – lower divorce settlements – The Independent
“Divorced bankers who have had their bonuses cut are trying to wriggle out of millions of pounds worth of maintenance payments they promised to pay their children and former wives. Dozens of ex-husbands in the City are going back to court to ask judges to reduce divorce settlements that were agreed in much rosier economic times.”
The Independent, 26th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Credit-crunch divorcés appeal over maintenance – The Times
“The courts are expected to rule soon in a series of test cases brought by once-wealthy City workers who want to renegotiate their hefty divorce settlements now that they are deprived of their large bonuses.”
The Times, 12th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
City earners struggle to meet divorce payments – The Guardian
“City bankers hit hard by the credit crunch are desperately attempting to renegotiate costly divorce settlements they can no longer afford, according to top law firms.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Downturn triggers rush to the divorce courts – The Independent
“Rich men are rushing to get divorced as the worsening economic situation forces them to reassess their married lives, leading divorce lawyers and marriage therapists say.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Akinnoye Agbaje v Akinnoye Agbaje – WLR Daily
Akinnoye Agbaje v Akinnoye Agbaje [2009] EWCA Civ 1; [2009] WLR (D) 11
“A careful approach was required where a court was determining whether to exercise its jurisdiction under Pt III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 to grant an applicant leave to apply for financial relief in this jurisdiction following a divorce in an overseas country.”
WLR Daily, 21st January 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Divorce rate to hit new peak – The Independent
“Record numbers of couples are expected to end their relationships this month as lawyers report a boom in divorces. The stresses of Christmas and financial pressures brought on by the recession could lead to two million couples seeking legal advice this year, according to law firms.”
The Independent, 2nd January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law lords back ‘post-nuptial’ divorce settlements – The Independent
“England’s highest judges have given rich people who marry someone poorer a way to avoid an expensive divorce. In future, husbands will be urged to wait until after the honeymoon to negotiate a ‘post-nuptial’ deal. If it is signed without pressure and with legal advice, judges will treat it as binding.”
The Independent, 18th December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Madonna backtracks on ‘inaccurate and misleading’ divorce payout statement – The Times
“Madonna claimed today that a statement issued by her own spokeswoman that she had agreed to pay £60 million to her former husband Guy Ritchie as part of the couple’s divorce was ‘misleading and inaccurate’.”
The Times, 17th December 2008
source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Guy Ritchie gets £50m from Madonna in divorce settlement – The Times
“Guy Ritchie will receive almost £50 million in cash and property in what may be the largest divorce settlement paid to a man, a spokeswoman for his former wife, Madonna, said last night. The film director and the pop singer were granted a divorce settlement in the High Court last month.”
The Times, 16th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tory grandee Sir Paul Judge’s former Lady seeks £5m more from divorce – The Times
“The former wife of the multimillionaire Tory grandee Sir Paul Judge is seeking to reopen the couple’s divorce settlement, claiming that he kept £14 million back to reimburse a charity but never paid it.”
The Times, 3rd December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
