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Suspension of the UK’s Refugee Family Reunion scheme: an afront to the principle of family unity
Oliver Oldman
13 August 2025
How “private” are Private FDRs?
On 30 July 2025, Mr Justice Peel handed down a judgment in the case of BC v BC [2025] EWHC 2016 (Fam), confirming the “sanctity of confidentiality” about Financial Dispute Resolution (‘FDR’) and private FDR (‘pFDR’) hearings.
9 July 2025
Pre-marital wealth on divorce: What does Standish mean for our clients?
On 2 July 2025 the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in the case of Standish v Standish. Practitioners have been particularly interested to see if, and how, the Court would develop the judicially created principles of ‘needs’, ‘compensation’, and ‘sharing’ which apply to the division of finances on divorce. In particular, what would the Court say in relation to ‘the sharing principle’: should all assets be shared, or only those generated by the parties’ common endeavour during their marriage?
21 May 2025
Further High Court guidance for intended parents embarking on surrogacy arrangements
Kingsley Napley represented the applicant parents in the case of Mr and Mrs K v Mr and Mrs Z [2025] EWHC 927 (Fam). The High Court judgment offers importance guidance for those who are intending on entering into a surrogacy arrangement in the future.
5 February 2025
How to enforce a prenuptial agreement
It is some 15 years since the landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 changed the law on prenuptial agreements.
30 January 2025
Preserving multi-generational family wealth on death and divorce: practical ways to protect family wealth
Abby Buckland, Partner in the family and divorce team at Kingsley Napley, believes that a collaborative approach to preserving family wealth at an early stage is necessary. In this blog, they share some of the practical ways in which family wealth can be preserved in the event of divorce or death.
