On 21 March 2016, amended fees orders came into force in both the Civil and Family jurisdictions. The fee for filing an application for divorce, nullity or dissolution of a Civil Partnership has increased from £410 to £550. The other…
In another landmark decision in the cases of Sharland –v- Sharland and Gohil –v- Gohil, on 14th October 2015, the Supreme Court granted two wives the right to challenge their financial settlements in their divorce due to their husbands not…
This is a note detailing some of the issues involved in and the steps to be taken upon receipt of a settlement agreement. A settlement agreement is between an employer and employee. When it has been finalised, the agreement provides…
In a landmark decision in Wyatt –v- Vince, the Supreme Court ruled that the ex-wife of energy supplier Ecotricity’s founder could proceed with a claim against her ex-husband, although it is more than 20 years since they divorced. He was…
New controversial court fees for monetary claims will come into place on 9th March 2015. The increases are significant and will mean that from claims of over £10,000 court fees will be increased to 5% of the monetary claim, capped…
There are a number of changes being implemented within employment legislation in 2015, including an implementation of a fit for work scheme, an update to pension legislation, new rules regarding parental leave and shared parental leave and an increase to…
Following a consultation which attracted a high level of criticism, the Government has now decided to drop its proposal to increase the court fee to apply for a divorce. The Government had originally proposed to raise the court fee from…
The Court of Appeal has recently dismissed a mother’s appeal against the decision to remove her daughter from her care as a result of the hostility she has displayed towards the child’s father. Background The mother of the 8 year…
Background The court considered the effect of a prenuptial agreement on a wife’s applications for interim maintenance, interim periodical payments for a child, and legal services provision The husband was 55 years and the wife 40. They met in 2001,…
The new Children and Families Act 2014 has been given Royal Assent and most of the provisions contained within the Act will come into force on 22 April 2014 to coincide with the introduction of the Single Family Court. The…