Family Law blogs
The Marriage Foundation - a welcome intervention?
High Court judge, Sir Paul Coleridge, announced on 1 May 2012 the establishment of "the Marriage Foundation”, backed by high profile figures from the family law world - including Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Fiona Shackleton - and religious figures - Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks and Archbishop...
Does getting divorced make you a better company director?
An article in the media has reported research by a private equity firm and Wharton Business school suggesting that the number of times a company director has married can be an indicator of performance.
Last week's Economist ("Bosses Behaving Badly" - April...
Ultimo boss “trashes husband’s Porsche” in messy divorce
Reports in the media over the last few days have alleged that Ultimo boss and Apprentice star Michelle Mone deliberately damaged her husband's Porsche when she apparently discovered he had been having a relationship with an Ultimo employee.
The various media reports over the last...
Civil partnership dissolution - first reported decision
The first civil partnership case to reach the Court of Appeal has been decided today. Media outlets are reporting that actor Don Gallagher's award of £1.7m has been reduced on appeal to less than £1.5m: a drop from 42% to 33% of the family's assets. The full text of the judgment...
First reported civil partnership case in prospect
Civil partnerships have been available since the end of 2005. If a civil partnership breaks down, couples have the same rights to seek a financial settlement from the court as heterosexual couples do on divorce. Family law solicitors have been looking out for the first reported...
Govenment gay marriage plans criticised by Cardinal
The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland has, according to media reports, referred to the coalition's plans for gay marriage as a "grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right".
Strong words indeed! We will never know whether this is the Cardinal's individual view, the...
You never forget your wedding day...
Rarely does a reported case "have it all” in terms of twists, turns, drama and scandal. The judgment of Mr Justice Bodey in El Gamal v Al Maktoum has it in spades.
The parties were the chairman of Emirates Group (also the uncle of the current ruler of Dubai) and...
