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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

Reflections on the Law Commission Paper Financial remedies on divorce and dissolution: a scoping report published on 18 December 2024

Reflections on the Law Commission Paper Financial remedies on divorce and dissolution: a scoping report published on 18 December 2024

Whilst the figures do vary from year to year, a broad perusal of the official statistics suggests that each year in England and Wales approximately 250,000 couples get married and approximately 100,000 applications for a divorce (formerly divorce petitions) are made. Almost all divorce applications conclude with a

Principles vs Resources: Conduct and the Law Commission Scoping Report

Principles vs Resources: Conduct and the Law Commission Scoping Report

The Law Commission’s long awaited scoping report[[1]] on financial remedies was published on 18 December 2024. It concludes that the law relating to financial remedy should be reformed. We asked the Law Commission to clarify whether their concerns in respect of the fairness of the outcomes was restricted

Reflections on the Law Commission Scoping Report in Relation to Pensions on Divorce

Reflections on the Law Commission Scoping Report in Relation to Pensions on Divorce

Chapter 10 of the Law Commission’s Scoping Report is devoted solely to pensions, an issue to which its terms of reference specifically refer. The report makes for concerning reading; it notes that many divorcing couples separate without a pension sharing arrangement in place and that some do not even

A New Weddings Law – the Law Commission’s Proposals

A New Weddings Law – the Law Commission’s Proposals

Why should family lawyers who deal with the breakdown of relationships and marriages be interested in the law relating to marriage itself? Well, if it were not for marriage, there would be no divorce! The Law Commission are proposing far-reaching changes to the law in relation to marriage and weddings.