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Sep 8, 2021 · 20.2 The respondent will make the following contributions to the applicant’s legal costs, on or before 1 October 2021 – 20.2.1 R91 995.75 in settlement of the applicant’s arrears; and . 20.2.2 A contribution to the applicant’s costs up to the trial certification stage of R1 480 950.05.
- Sharing and Fairness: White V White [2000] Ukhl54
- Non-Disclosure: Sharland Andgohil [2015] UKSC 60
- Divorce Law Reform: Owens V Owens [2018] UKSC 41
20 years ago, the then House of Lords dealt with a farming case following a 30-year marriage, and introduced some fundamental changes to the way family lawyersapproach cases. It is somewhat chastening, looking back, to realise that it took until the year 2000 for the court to introduce a starting point of ‘sharing’ in financial cases arising on div...
It has been five years since the Supreme Court judgments in Sharland andGohil. Before Sharland, in matrimonial cases the Court of Appeal had made it clear that even potentially fraudulent non-disclosure would not necessarily affect a settlement if it could be said that the Court’s knowledge of the true position would not have resulted in a substant...
Finally, some fundamental and positive law reform anticipated to benefit thousands of divorcing families, following the Supreme Court decision of Owenstwo years ago. For over 20 years family lawyers had been calling for ‘no fault divorce’. 2018 saw a contested divorce case (Owens), in itself a rarity, arrive before the Supreme Court. It hit the hea...
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Landmark judgement overturns court ruling that stopped wife getting more than 29% of divorce settlement. Development hailed as a victory for women and gender equality
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Apr 6, 2022 · The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (2020), represents the biggest shake up in divorce law for more than half a century. It ends completely the need for separating couples to apportion ...
Apr 4, 2023 · Fiona explains: No fault divorce finally became a reality in June 2020, when the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill received Royal Assent. It came into practice a little later than had originally been expected, on 6 April 2022, and has fundamentally changed the way that divorce law was dealt with during the previous 50 years.
Apr 6, 2022 · 103,592 couples divorced in England and Wales in 2020. Approximately a third of marriages end in divorce, based on all unions between 1964 and 2019. Divorce rates have been declining for 10 years ...
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The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 reforms the divorce process to remove the concept of fault (also known as 'no-fault divorce'). Many legal professionals felt that divorce law was out of date, particularly following Owens v Owens [2018] UKSC 41. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 was passed in June 2020 and came ...
