Book Review: Dictionary of International Family Law
The Dictionary of International Family Law is the latest addition to the series of Class Legal Dictionaries. It joins this distinguished family with confidence and purpose.
Jennifer Lee (Pump Court Chambers)
read more
All Change or More of the Same? Housing Needs and Notional Property Down Under in light of Amendments to the Family Law Act 1975
[2026] 1 FRJ 55. Considering two aspects of the 2025 amendments to the Australian Family Law Act 1975: the greater recognition given to the needs of a party who has the care of a child to provide housing, and the removal of notional property or addbacks in the balance sheet in property division.
Money Corner: The Autumn Budget 2025 – A Summary for Divorce Lawyers
[2026] 1 FRJ 68. The Chancellor’s latest Budget landed with less drama than many feared. While the headlines confirm that income tax, VAT and NI rates remain unchanged, the detail reveals a quieter but significant shift, aimed at bringing in over £26 billion annually by 2030–31.
Technology and Family Law – Opportunities, Challenges and Reflections
In contemporary family law practice, technological advancements are reshaping how legal professionals manage cases and interact with clients. It is vital for legal practitioners to keep abreast of contemporary developments in this field, and to tailor their approach to legal practice accordingly.
Potanina v Potanin (No 2) [2025] EWCA Civ 1136
Moylan, Falk and Cobb LJJ. The Wife’s appeal from the order made by Cohen J on 8 November 2019, in proceedings under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.
Betting the Farm
‘The beleaguered Judge looked from farming case to financial remedy case, and from financial remedy case to farming case, and from farming case to financial remedy case again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.’
In an area of law that has many dedicated sub-genres, few are
The Autumn 2024 Budget: A Summary of the Key Reforms for Financial Remedy Practitioners
‘Like mothers, taxes are often misunderstood, but seldom forgotten.’ – Lord Bramwell, 19th century English jurist
Introduction
The Autumn Budget 2024 (‘the Budget’) saw history being made as Rachel Reeves, who became our first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out arguably the biggest tax changes for a generation, set to