Michael Horton KC
Michael Horton KC specialises in financial remedies, TLATA work, and international family law at Coram Chambers. Recent notable cases include Hudson v Hathway on detriment in constructive trust cases and signed writing, MN v AN on whether a pre-nuptial agreement should be upheld, and the Supreme Court case of Unger v Hasan on whether financial claims could be continued after the death of the spouses.
Mike is a recovering former member of the Family Procedure Rules Committee, and part-time judge in England and Wales and in the Isle of Man. He is a mediator, arbitrator and provides early neutral evaluations (including as private FDR tribunal).
He tweets @mhbarrister.
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Of Dogs and Divorce
Of dogs and divorce: why treating pets as chattels is an anachronism.
This is Ernest, our beloved English bull terrier. According to English law he has the same status as the chaise longue upon which he is performing his Kate Winslet impersonation. How can this be right? How can he
Pre-Nuptial Agreements: an ‘Oven-Ready’ Solution to a Pressing Problem? A House of Lords Debate
Late last month, Baroness Deech brought a motion in the House of Lords, ‘That this House takes note of the law relating to prenuptial agreements’.
The debate came against the backdrop of Baroness Deech having (of course) long pursued financial remedies reform through her Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill. She has
Stamp Duty Land Tax and Divorce
This is sometimes the forgotten tax on divorce. Maybe this is fair enough as there is a pretty clear exemption in tax law that states that stamp duty land tax (SDLT) will not apply to transfers pursuant to divorce.
However, the last few years have seen the introduction of two