Anecdotally, 2024 was the year of the pre-nup for family lawyers in England and Wales, with never-before-seen numbers of young, financially independent professionals...

As we know the duration of the marriage is one of the s.25 criteria in the 1973 legislation, specifically S.25 (d) where it is grouped with the ages of each of the parties to the marriage. For nearly thirty years I would have given much the same explanation as to the Courts approach to a short marriage.

Is economic abuse relevant when determining property ownership between former cohabitants? Explicit references to economic abuse in TLATA claims may be rare, but a review of case-law shows its relevance.

Designed to reduce economic crime and support national security by improving the transparency of UK corporate entities, significant reforms to the role of Companies House...

The Law Commission's long awaited scoping report on financial remedies was published on 18 December 2024. It concludes that the law relating to financial remedy should be reformed. We asked the Law Commission...