Cohabitation – The Case For and Against Reform

Divorce law, in principle at least, seems pretty sensible. You keep what you brought into the marriage and share what you gained. So why shouldn’t the same or similar rights and responsibilities apply to cohabiting couples who have shared a life together?

• Journal

• Cohabitation

• Graeme Fraser
• Harry Benson

!13/03/2024 07:00

BR v BR [2025] EWFC 884 April 2025

Peel J. Final Hearing in Ultra High Net Worth FR case involving valuations of complex business structures.

• Cases

• Sharing Principle
• Company Valuations
• Wells Sharing
• Experts
• Companies
• Costs
• Valuations

• Minahil Tariq

Child Maintenance and Mortgage Payments – New Guidance: LM v SSWP & NM [2024] UKUT 259 (AAC)

What happens if the Child Maintenance Service has determined that a non-resident parent is required to pay child maintenance to the parent-with-care, but payments are also being made towards the mortgage secured on the property in which PWC still lives with the qualifying child/children? Does it matter if the property is jointly owned by NRP and PWC? Will those mortgage payments reduce the amount of child maintenance?

• Blog

• Mortgages
• Child Maintenance

• Gwynfor Evans

!29/11/2024 06:00

WW v XX [2024] EWFC 330 (B)11 October 2024

HHJ Hess. Final hearing involving valuation and matrimonial nature of business.

• Cases

• Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
• Experts
• Companies
• Valuations

• William Foulkes

Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 56723 May 2024

Landmark decision where Court of Appeal reduces W’s award by £20 million. Lord Justice Moylan, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Phillips.

• Cases

• Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
• Sharing
• Gifts
• Matrimonialisation
• Tax
• Autonomy
• Trusts

• Sophia Paraskeva