The Law Commission have confirmed this week that they have been asked to carry out a detailed analysis of the current laws on financial remedies and to make proposals for reform. The Law Commission is a government body charged with researching and proposing changes to the law. Although its proposals are not always implemented, they …
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The Chancellor confirmed in his Spring Budget that capital gains tax rules will change for this tax year so that divorcing couples will have three years after the tax year of separation to redistribute their assets to make a no gain/ no loss basis. Until now, divorcing couples have had a very limited window in …
Non-molestation orders are a mainstay of County Court but rarely reach High Court level, meaning judges rarely receive guidance from the senior judiciary as to how applications are to be treated. With that in mind the recent decision of Mrs Justice Lieven in DS v AC is particularly welcome. In her judgment she reviews the …
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