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Financial Remedies

Financial Remedies – Next Steps on the Road to Reform?

Financial Remedies – Next Steps on the Road to Reform?

1.1 On 18 December 2024 the Law Commission published its Scoping Report on financial remedies on divorce and dissolution.[[1]] The Scoping Report sets out our findings that the current law does not provide a cohesive framework in which couples going through a divorce can expect fair and sufficiently

When the Wife Becomes a Widow: The Effect of Death on Financial Provision Claims

When the Wife Becomes a Widow: The Effect of Death on Financial Provision Claims

‘In this world, nothing can be certain except death and taxes.’ So Benjamin Franklin is said to have written to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy. Taxes and their impact are usually closer to the front of the minds of those going through divorce or a dissolution of a civil partnership, but occasionally

The Winds of Change – Case Management and the Financial Remedies Court

The Winds of Change – Case Management and the Financial Remedies Court

Introduction Once upon a time, not so long ago, ‘ancillary relief’ was something of a legal backwater. Cases were determined solely by reference to ‘reasonable requirements’.[[1]] Procedural rules, to the extent they existed,[[2]] were short and loosely applied. Parties filed narrative affidavits of means and answered requests for

Enhancing Public Understanding of Financial Remedies on Divorce

Enhancing Public Understanding of Financial Remedies on Divorce

Introduction Why is it that lawyers think that the principles underpinning financial remedies are clear, and yet the public are often perplexed? The issue is one of communication, or rather translating the law into plain English. Our clients frequently feel disconnected when lawyers discuss the law, and particularly when writing

The A to Z of Financial Remedies Abbreviations

The A to Z of Financial Remedies Abbreviations

Family law and particularly financial remedy cases involve a wealth of acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. This can be daunting particularly for trainees, junior practitioners and clients alike when they are beginning to navigate this process. The glossary below sets out some of the most common terms used by solicitors, barristers,