Family and Matrimonial

From January this year, new reporting provisions were introduced in family courts in England and Wales, following a successful pilot scheme. The government has published guidance on the new regime...

Taxpayers who are unsure how to deal with any correspondence they receive from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) would be well advised to seek professional assistance, as was demonstrated by...

The Court of Appeal has granted a wife leave to pursue an application for financial relief in England against her former husband, more than a decade after their Russian divorce....

The Family Court has ruled that four children should continue to live with their father, in what it described as a very long-running dispute between him and the children’s mother....

It is essential to ensure that court orders are complied with during divorce proceedings. Recently, the Family Court refused a wife’s application for relief from sanctions due to her failure...

In a case relating to the division of assets under a pre-nuptial agreement (PNA), the Family Court has ruled that a wife should be allowed to amend her case to...

When considering issues relating to parental responsibility for children, one of the factors the courts will have regard to under Section 1(3) of the Children Act 1989 is the children’s...

The Court of Appeal has allowed a husband’s appeal against a High Court decision upholding the validity of a pre-nuptial agreement (PNA), ruling that the wife’s failure to disclose a...

In a ruling that clarifies the circumstances in which non-matrimonial assets can become ‘matrimonialised’, the Supreme Court has upheld a decision of the Court of Appeal that a transfer of...

The Family Division of the High Court has granted a mother’s application for her younger daughter, who was living with her father in the USA, to be returned to the...