News & Articles
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Divorce Day: New Year, New Beginnings?
The media have coined the term “Divorce Day”. This is the first Monday in January and this year falls on Monday 6 January 2025. “Divorce Day” is considered to be the…
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Judge Rejects Idea That Childless Spouses Are Less Committed
One of the factors set out under section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 that the Court must consider when deciding on financial settlement matters is the duration of the…
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Unsigned Post-Nuptial Agreement Considered But Not Determinative
In the landmark case of Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42, the Supreme Court stated that:“The Court should give effect to a nuptial agreement that is freely entered into by each party…
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Can I Change A Divorce-Related Financial Order?
Most of the high-net-worth (HNW) clients advised and represented by us are relieved when the Court finally grants a divorce-related Financial Order and they can finally put the legal aspects of…
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Enforcing An Award In International HNW Divorce Cases
Akhmedova v Akhmedov & Ors. [2021] EWHC 545 When a judgement opens with the following line from Leo Tolstoy’s novel ‘Anna Karenina’: “All happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy…
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What are the advantages of Mediation in a High Net Worth Divorce?
It is often assumed that mediation is too ‘soft’ an approach for working out a financial settlement in high-net- worth (HNW) divorce and is primarily a mechanism for establishing arrangements for…
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How to divorce a Narcissist
There is a saying that all psychopaths are narcissists but not all narcissists are psychopaths. For anyone who has been in a relationship with a narcissist and is attempting to divorce…
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Silver Splitters – Divorce after 60
The average age for getting divorced in England and Wales is 46.9 years for men and 44.5 years for women, and on average, those that do divorce do so after 12.5…
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Covid-19 and what to do when considering Variation of Maintenance payments
This year has brought more change to our lives than any of us could have ever anticipated. Previously stable industries like travel and hospitality have almost collapsed whilst other businesses have…
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Unhappy with your Divorce Lawyer and want to know how to change?
Getting divorced is often quoted as one of the most stressful experiences someone can go through. It is never an easy decision. It is one of the most important financial transactions…
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International Divorce and Forum Shopping
For high-net-worth (HNW) couples, the country in which a divorce petition is filed matters. One reason so many international divorce cases are heard in London is that courts in England and…