7 October 2011
Family Law: Autumn 2011- Family cases - who pays the piper?
Funding legal advice is a perennial difficulty, especially when one party controls the purse strings.
7 October 2011
Family Law: Autumn 2011 - How wide does English divorce law cast its net?
Generally, English law recognises at face value a marriage celebrated overseas. The same is not always true of a foreign divorce – or more accurately, the financial orders made following a foreign divorce.
6 October 2011
Family Law: Autumn 2011 - Is maintenance a meal ticket for life?
Is maintenance a meal ticket for life? Should courts actively encourage maintenance recipients to strive to become more self-sufficient?
6 October 2011
Family Law: Autumn 2011- Cohabitation the next instalment...
In our January Edition, Chris McIntosh provided an overview of property rights of unmarried couples. The case of Kernott –v- Jones [2010] EWCA Civ 578 brings the position up to date.