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Parveen v Hussain and the Queen’s Proctor [2022] EWCA Civ 14344 November 2022
Moylan, Asplin and Stuart-Smith LJJ. W was domiciled in Pakistan when her former husband pronounced talaq while in England. The talaq decree issued by a British mosque was certified by the Pakistani authorities as valid in Pakistan. W then married H in Pa…
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SA v FA [2022] EWFC 1159 September 2022
HHJ Hess. Judgment concerning divorce proceedings, domicile and the most appropriate forum.The parties met and married in England; the W was originally from South Africa. They had moved to the UAE in 2008 and remained there due to the H’s job; both appear…
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Major tax changes for divorcing couples
On 22 July 2022 the government released draft legislation which will change the capital gains tax position for divorcing couples.
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!21/07/2022 07:17
Part III: Reflections on the 40th Anniversary of the Law Commission's Recommendations
‘As we approach the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Act, the complexities and challenges to which I have referred would suggest that this is an area which could well benefit from consideration by the Law Commission.’Potanina v Potanin [2021] EWCA…
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!01/04/2022 06:24
Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
Will the introduction of "no fault" divorce herald greater reliance on conduct in financial remedy proceedings?
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!01/04/2022 06:19
Money Corner: Financial Protection and Divorce
The area of financial protection is one that most of us first come across when we are buying a house. The mortgage adviser will deftly remind us of all the things that might go wrong for our family if we were to become seriously ill or die. During my trai…
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!01/04/2022 05:52
Caroline Norton – Family Law’s Forgotten Heroine
Every young girl should learn the name of Caroline Norton.
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!09/03/2022 08:59
Hasan v Ul-Hasan (deceased) & Anor [2021] EWHC 1791 (Fam): The Implications of Death on Divorce and Financial Remedies
'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.' -- Benjamin Franklin, November 1817'Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them.' -- Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, 1936IntroductionThe d…
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!01/03/2022 09:00