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The transparency debate – in the context of practices on anonymisation and rubrics – receives another punchy analysis from Sir Nicholas Mostyn in this issue of the journal in his article ‘Re-multiplied Propagation’. The difficulty here is that most of the judgments identified in his article (at High Court Judge level
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Foreign Property Regimes and English Matrimonial Finance: Parity or Particularity?
Introduction
Since the landmark decision in Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42, [2011] 1 AC 534, English law has recognised the legitimacy of pre-nuptial agreements. As family life becomes increasingly international, the courts regularly encounter a wide variety of agreements, including those signed abroad.
The most common form of foreign
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Chair’s Column
Transparency
The transparency debate – in the context of practices on anonymisation and rubrics – receives another punchy analysis from Sir Nicholas Mostyn in this issue of the journal in his article ‘Re-multiplied Propagation’. The difficulty here is that most of the judgments identified in his article (at High Court Judge level
Class Legal Financial Remedies Awards 2025
Financial Remedies Conference, 16 October 2025
Ten years ago, Class Legal staged its inaugural financial remedies conference, the At A Glance Conference. Retitled this year as the Financial Remedies Conference, it remains the finest such conference in the calendar. This year’s, to be held on 16 October 2025 at
Foreign Property Regimes and English Matrimonial Finance: Parity or Particularity?
Introduction
Since the landmark decision in Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42, [2011] 1 AC 534, English law has recognised the legitimacy of pre-nuptial agreements. As family life becomes increasingly international, the courts regularly encounter a wide variety of agreements, including those signed abroad.
The most common form of foreign
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn presented on this topic at the Bar Council’s law reform lecture 2025, on 2 July 2025.