Dr Sharon Thompson
Published: 03/03/2023 11:00
Dr Sharon Thompson is Reader in Law at Cardiff University. Her research specialises in adult relationships, with particular focus on power, inequality and the gender of money. She has published widely on family law, including two monographs: Prenuptial Agreements and the Presumption of Free Choice (Bloomsbury, 2015) and Quiet Revolutionaries (Bloomsbury, 2022). Sharon is also co-author of the 5th edition of Family Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (OUP, 2023) with Jo Miles and Rob George.
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Pre-nuptial Agreements – A Good Route to Autonomy?
Every family lawyer knows that the validity of pre-nuptial agreements (pre-nups) is at the mercy of the judge’s discretion, yet a freely entered agreement that is not unfair will be given decisive weight.
- Journal
- Pre-Nuptial Agreements
!01/07/2024 07:00
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Building a Movement for Cohabitation Reform in England and Wales
Calls to reform the legal regulation of unmarried cohabitants are not new. In August 2022, the Women and Equalities Committee proposed comprehensive reform, including opt-out protections on relationship breakdown, as well as reform of intestacy law. All t…
- Blog
- Cohabitation
!03/03/2023 13:05