Family Law Reform

The Role of Opt-out Agreements in Cohabitation Reform

The Role of Opt-out Agreements in Cohabitation Reform

There is a significant measure of agreement amongst both academics and practitioners that making financial remedies available to cohabiting couples on an opt-in basis will not work.[[1]] It will do little to help those in religious only marriages who are left exposed upon separation. It will do little to

Justice that Heals: Lessons from Singapore’s Family Justice System

Justice that Heals: Lessons from Singapore’s Family Justice System

In the early 19th century, Britain was importing tea from China and financing the trade by illegally exporting opium (grown in British-controlled India) to China. The British East India Company required a port along the India–China maritime route to support this ‘commerce’ and to counter growing Dutch influence in

Financial Remedies – Next Steps on the Road to Reform?

Financial Remedies – Next Steps on the Road to Reform?

1.1 On 18 December 2024 the Law Commission published its Scoping Report on financial remedies on divorce and dissolution.[[1]] The Scoping Report sets out our findings that the current law does not provide a cohesive framework in which couples going through a divorce can expect fair and sufficiently