“Spectacular divorce battles like that which ensued after the break-up of Sir Paul McCartney and the model Heather Mills, costing the former Beatle £24.3m, are expected to be consigned to history after the Law Commission produces its long-awaited report on ‘pre nup’ agreements next week.”
The Independent, 5th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The long-awaited decision of the Supreme Court in Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 is a significant step in the recognition of pre- and post-nuptial agreements. The starting point is that parties should be held to properly drawn up agreements unless certain circumstances arise.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Granatino v Radmacher (formerly Granatino) [2010] UKSC 42; [2010] WLR (D) 260
“A court should give effect to a nuptial agreement, whether entered into before or after marriage, that was freely entered into by each party with a full appreciation of its implications unless in the circumstances prevailing it would not be fair to hold the parties to the agreement.”
WLR Daily, 21st October 2010
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.
“Court rules for first time that prenups should have ‘decisive weight’ in English divorce courts after Nicolas Granatino challenged agreement with Katrin Radmacher.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prenuptial agreements have been recognised as enforceable under British divorce law for the first time, in a supreme court ruling today.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A landmark divorce case could today change the face of British divorce law, with prenuptial agreements finally considered to be legally-binding in England and Wales if the Supreme Court rules against the ex-husband of a German heiress.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prenuptial agreements could finally become legally binding in England and Wales if the supreme court rules against the disgruntled ex-husband of a German heiress on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prenuptial agreements are becoming the norm among a generation of financially secure men who are rejecting the more romantic notions of their fathers.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A supreme court ruling expected this week is being seen as setting a precedent for divorcing couples who have signed prenuptial agreements.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“With this prenup, I thee wed. It may not be the most romantic of sentences, but more of us than ever are considering prenuptial agreements to protect our assets before getting married.”
The Independent, 18th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Family lawyers say they have seen a tenfold increase in recent years in couples signing pre-nuptial agreements on dividing their assets after divorce.”
BBC News, 26th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino
Court of Appeal
“Judges exercising the wide discretion they have in achieving fairness between the parties in matrimonial ancillary relief proceedings were able to take into account the terms of any prenuptial agreement.”
The Times, 13th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A wealthy German heiress worth £100 million today won a Court of Appeal case that will leave her former husband, now an impoverished student, with only maintenance money for his daughters.”
The Times, 2nd July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An Appeal Court judge has warned lawyers acting for one of Germany’s richest women that her bid to get a pre-nuptial agreement recognised in an English court was unlikely to succeed.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Pre-nuptial agreements would be legally binding, and cohabiting couples would not have the same rights as those who marry, under Tory plans for strengthening marriage unveiled today.”
The Guardian, 17th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Five law lords will be asked in a test case tomorrow to uphold a pre-nuptial agreement signed by a wealthy American couple with five children who divorced after ten years of marriage.”
The Times, 12th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Could proposals to give prenuptial agreements legal status spell an end to painful break-ups? asks Samantha Downes.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In choosing to examine the status of pre-nuptial agreements, the Law Commission has missed an opportunity to clarify the wider and far more significant issue of how to split marital assets on divorce.”
The Times, 13th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Prenuptial agreements could become legally binding in England and Wales within a few years, under plans being considered by the Law Commission.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Family lawyers are advising on more pre-nuptial contracts than ever before. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, shows how couples can take early action to avoid a messy divorce.”
The Independent, 13th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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