Family

Articles

9 May 2016

Leave Dickens behind

Realising a grand vision often hinges on the financial backing it receives. So how probable is Sir James Munby's online divorce vision?

5 May 2016

Want of knowledge and approval

The elements of the Banks v Goodfellow test do not have to be possessed to the highest degree to ensure the validity of a will

4 May 2016

Reducing acrimony in later-life break ups

Pippa Allsop wonders whether the increase in 'silver splitters' and cohabiting couples is due to relaxation of social attitudes

4 May 2016

The divorce courts' reaction to the Panama Papers

Keeping financial secrets an ocean away is as prevalent in family law as it is in offshore banking, but is anyone really surprised, writes Marilyn Stowe

26 Apr 2016

A legal history of change

160 years later, reforms are still being made to our legal system; District Judge Nigel Law urges the profession to embrace them

19 Apr 2016

From the archive: April 17, 1869

Since our last publication the Married Women's Property Bill (a copy of which will be found in our last week's issue) has passed its second reading without a division, and has been referred to a Select Committee.

19 Apr 2016

A clean break on divorce?

The English courts are moving away from the traditional needs-based approach to deciding spousal maintenance applications, explains Caroline Park

12 Apr 2016

Vulnerable will be hit hardest by new divorce tax

Divorce applicants with a low income could be refused their legal right to separation, writes Paul Hunt