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Wives Seeking Fairness on Divorce: R v R (2014) Fam Law 848
June 7, 2014
The history of progress of married women’s rights upon divorce before the matrimonial courts of England and Wales has been and in many respects continues to be a tortuous one.
Pre-Nuptials, LSPs and Compensation Guidance: Before and After the Law Com Report
April 4, 2014
The subject of pre-nuptial agreements is again headline news with the Law Commission’s publication of its Report on Marital Property, Needs and Agreements and a recent spate of High Court decisions.
Are our Higher Courts prejudiced against the role of the married woman?
March 28, 2014
The fairness of our legal system is acknowledged around the world. Yet, at the heart of our domestic law of capital and income distribution upon divorce, the married woman remains, by reason of historical and cultural reasons, in cases where resources exceed ‘needs’, the most likely spouse to recover a less than equal share of the parties’ post divorce assets. Read more
Co-Author Cohabitation: Law, Practice and Precedents
March 19, 2014
5th Edn (January 2012; Jordans)
with H Wood, D Lush, D Bishop, A Murray, J Eames Read more