26 April 2016
Moving abroad with children - rocking the legal ‘see-saw’ of habitual residence
Sadly, disputes regarding the international movement of children are common in the English courts, as a result of the increasingly international dynamic of families who move from country to country with their children. Moving a child to another country without the approval of the other parent or permission from a court can have serious legal implications and child abduction proceedings may become inevitable.
21 December 2015
Il était une fois… Deux villes – les différences en matière de divulgation patrimoniale dans les dossiers de divorces en France et en Angleterre
Les récentes décisions prises dans les affaires de divorce « Sharland » et « Gohil » par la Cour Suprême de Londres en octobre 2015 montrent qu’il existe de larges différences de pouvoirs entre l’Angleterre et la France en matière de divulgation patrimoniale.
25 November 2015
Impact on UK immigration status when relationships break down
As covered in our earlier blog on how separation and divorce could affect your right to remain in the UK, the breakdown of a marriage for a couple with an international background can be particularly difficult if one party relies on the other’s immigration status to stay here.
19 March 2015
Divorce in Dubai or England - what are your options?
It is well known that London is regarded as ‘divorce capital of the world’ largely for its generous treatment of wives in the event of marriage breakdown. Dubai, on the other hand, has developed a reputation as ‘divorce capital of the world’ for a different reason - the high number of marriages that end there with a high rate of fallouts amongst the expat community.
10 March 2015
Grounds for divorce in Dubai…would it stand up over here?
In Dubai, a woman was recently seeking a divorce from her husband on the grounds that he couldn’t satisfy her sexual needs. In what is usually considered a traditional culture where, for example, sex out of marriage is punishable by imprisonment and the perceived role of men and women in society and at home is very different to the UK, the case grabbed our attention.