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Money Corner: New Tax Landscape for High Net Worth Divorces

Money Corner: New Tax Landscape for High Net Worth Divorces

The dust has (almost) settled following the Autumn Budget and April 2025 will bring about one of the biggest overhauls of the way the UK taxes foreign individuals in decades. This piece covers the changes to the non-domicile (non-dom) regime and the other smaller measures announced in the budget that

Tech Corner: The Intersection of Technology and Domestic Abuse: Legal Implications in the UK

Tech Corner: The Intersection of Technology and Domestic Abuse: Legal Implications in the UK

In today’s digital age, technology has undeniably transformed the way we interact, work, and live. While technological advancements offer numerous benefits, they have also opened new avenues for individuals to exert control, manipulate, and harass their partners and ex-partners in cases of domestic abuse. In this article, we will

Book Review: Pensions on Divorce: A Practitioner’s Handbook (4th Edition)

Book Review: Pensions on Divorce: A Practitioner’s Handbook (4th Edition)

https://classlegal.com/products/pensions-on-divorce-a-practioners-handbook-4th-edition The 3rd edition of this handbook appeared in 2018, stating the law as at January 2018, and so a new 4th edition is to be heartily welcomed. The 7-year interval has seen two reports from the Pension Advisory Group (in 2019 and 2024), important reforms

Important Recent Case Developments (October 2024 to mid January 2025)

Important Recent Case Developments (October 2024 to mid January 2025)

These are the noteworthy case-law developments since the last issue went to press in early October 2024. This period has seen a number of cases involving legal services payment orders (LSPOs), and we draw your attention to one in particular. In addition to this, there are several interesting cases involving

The Summary of the Summaries (Spring 2025)

The Summary of the Summaries (Spring 2025)

WW v XX [2024] EWFC 330 (B) (HHJ Hess) Final hearing involving valuation and matrimonial nature of business. Keywords: matrimonial and non-matrimonial property; experts; companies; valuations Mainwaring v Bailey [2024] EWHC 2614 (Fam) (Henke J) Henke J ordered the husband to pay the wife’s costs assessed on a standard

Interview with Sir Nicholas Francis

Interview with Sir Nicholas Francis

.png) Nicholas Allen KC and HHJ Edward Hess interviewed Sir Nicholas Francis over dinner in December 2024, a few months after he retired from the High Court Bench If I remember correctly, you didn’t originally want to be a family lawyer, you wanted to be a shipping lawyer. Is

Pre-Nuptial Agreements: an ‘Oven-Ready’ Solution to a Pressing Problem? A House of Lords Debate

Pre-Nuptial Agreements: an ‘Oven-Ready’ Solution to a Pressing Problem? A House of Lords Debate

Late last month, Baroness Deech brought a motion in the House of Lords, ‘That this House takes note of the law relating to prenuptial agreements’. The debate came against the backdrop of Baroness Deech having (of course) long pursued financial remedies reform through her Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill. She has