Leading family law expert, Baroness Deech is expected to call for a reform of current divorce law in a public speech delivered today.  She will argue that both prenuptial and postnuptial agreements should be made legally binding, which will bring the courts of England and Wales in line with... read more

The High Court, high profile, Young divorce case has again hit the headlines as Mrs Young has received an offer of funding to find out what happened to the £400m fortune her husband is said to have had just 3 years ago. Mr Young now says he is £27m in debt, which is not accepted by... read more

As the country gears itself up for next year's general election, all three main political parties have been talking in terms of reforming family law. As the Conservative party conference was held in Manchester this week, I attended a meeting of the Centre for Social Justice, details of which... read more

A recent US study has suggested that divorce is linked to age and education of the couple. According to an economist who has devised a 'marriage calculator' which is claimed to work out the likelihood of divorce, the two key factors linked to whether a couple will split up are their age at... read more

It has recently been suggested within the press that England has become the "divorce haven of Europe" and emphasis has been placed on what some perceive to be generous financial settlements achieved by spouses in short marriages. When a court is asked to decide upon the division of... read more

The Daily Mail today reports that Anthony Grubb, who it describes as ‘a millionaire landowner’, has been ordered by the family court dealing with his divorce to move out of his ancestral home in West Sussex ‘for making his wife depressed’. Despite the divorce process being underway like many... read more

In the Times yesterday a retired judge wrote about the difficulty he faced in gaining access to his grandchildren after the death of his son. In particular he questioned why grandparents should have to make an application for leave of the court (i.e. seek the court’s permission) in order to... read more

Yesterday the Court of Appeal reserved judgment in the case of a former banker who is fighting for a "fairer deal" in relation to his divorce.  He claims he was left with a mere £450,000 of a £3million fortune and complains that this outcome highlights a discriminatory approach by the... read more

Baroness Deech (a long term lecturer on family law at Oxford University) is arguing in a series of lectures that the divorce laws are out of date, can be unfair to men and degrading to women. She argues that increasingly there is an assumption that assets should be divided equally... read more

When couples split up and start thinking about resolving financial matters, they often fear a drawn out and acrimous court battle.  The court process is increasingy seen as the default position. Issuing proceedings at court however is not the only route.  There are a number of... read more