‘The former footballer Joey Barton has been handed a 12-week suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of assaulting his wife at their family home in south-west London in June 2021.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who drove 60 miles to Wormwood Scrubs to prevent her husband from taking his own life in prison was unable to alert staff in time because the telephone line and the intercom were both broken, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this article Isabella Beck looks at The Law Commission’s Scoping Report and some of the different situations that couples are using nuptial agreements.’
Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog, 24th February 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘The recently reported case of WZ v HZ [2024] EWFC 407 (B) (1 May 2024) provides guidance on how to manage the common occurrence of one spouse holding out in the family home despite an order for sale.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 6th February 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The Serious Fraud Office has been granted its first unexplained wealth order to recover a £1.5m Lake District property owned by the ex-wife of convicted solicitor Timothy Schools.’
Law Society's Gazette , 20th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘On 18 December, the Law Commission published its scoping report on the laws governing finances on divorce and the ending of a civil partnership, an extract of which is reproduced below.’
Law & Religion UK, 18th December 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘On 1 December 2020, the Immigration Rules were amended to introduce what are described as a “more robust and consistent framework” against which immigration applications are assessed or permission cancelled on suitability grounds.’
EIN Blog, 18th December 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Emily Price analyses two recent Court of Protection cases that concerned the treatment of long-term relationships.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Since 31 January 2024, victims of transnational marriage abandonment can apply for a visa to return to the UK. This follows the landmark case of R on the application of AM -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department 2022.’
EIN Blog, 8th December 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A childminder married to a Conservative councillor has been jailed after calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire after the Southport attacks.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Philip Morris v James Morris, Kate Shmuel and Gregory White [2024] EWHC 2554 (Ch). These proceedings concerned the forfeiture rule under section 2(2) of the Forfeiture Act 1982 as it applies to the estates of people who travel to Switzerland for assisted dying (the 1982 Act). Mrs Myra Morris had ended her own life with the assistance of the staff at the Swiss clinic and the assistance of her husband Philip. She had been suffering from Multiple System Atrophy, a rare and degenerative neurological disorder with no known cure.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th October 2024
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A former sub-postmaster serving life in prison for murdering his wife is seeking a fresh appeal of his conviction, arguing the Post Office Inquiry has shed new light on his case.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Holly Bramley was murdered by her husband, Nicholas Metson, at their Lincoln home in March 2023. Holly’s family have been speaking to the BBC’s Jo Makel about the abusive relationship that ended with her death and how they are supporting a campaign against domestic violence in her honour.’
BBC News, 26th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Financial Remedies – Non Matrimonial Property.’
33 Bedford Row, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
‘A mansion in Knightsbridge and a golf club in Ascot owned by the wife of the jailed Azeri banker Jahangir Hajiyev have been forfeited to the British state as part of a settlement worth an estimated £18.5m to taxpayers.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An “evil man” who strangled his wife for having an online affair and dumped her body in a river has been sentenced to life in prison.’
BBC News, 30th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A husband who hired a hitman to murder his former wife while he was having an affair has been jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years.’
BBC News, 29th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who strangled his wife for having an online affair and dumped her body in a river has been found guilty of murder.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been convicted of strangling his wife while her online boyfriend was on a video link, and throwing her body hidden in a suitcase into a tributary of the River Thames.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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