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Expat Divorce: The Good, Bad and Ugly – Podcast

Lawyer and Partner, Lucy Greenwood joins Founder and Managing Partner, Jo Palmer of The Trailing Spouse Co, in a podcast ‘Expat Divorce; the good, bad and ugly’ to discuss international family law rights arising from relationship breakdowns, be it planning for such an eventuality through pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreements, or

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The Potanin Litigation: A Look Ahead

On 31 January 2024 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Potanin and Potanina [1].  For a summary of the background to the proceedings and an overview of the judgment please click here. The key dates in the proceedings are as follows: 8 October 2018: The wife

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Ministry of Justice Consultation Response

Wide support has been given by mediators, Family Mediation Council (FMC), solicitors and the family law community to the government’s response to consultation published last year “supporting early resolution of private family law arrangements”.  It is to be welcomed that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has confirmed that it is

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Will a divorce obtained abroad be recognised in England and Wales?

This is a very common but important question for international families as it can impact, amongst other things, a person’s ability to remarry, their inheritance rights or potential tax liabilities. How the English Court’s approach this question The approach to recognition of an overseas divorce depends on where and when

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The law is an ass: goodbye to the knock-out blow

Potanin v Potanina: The Supreme Court Decision On 31 January 2024 the Supreme Court handed down the much-awaited judgment in Potanin v Potanina [1].  These proceedings relate to financial claims which can be brought in England for financial provision after an overseas divorce.  Although the parties in this case have

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The Family Court’s Transparency Pilot Scheme: One Year On and the Introduction of a Similar Pilot for Financial Remedy Proceedings

This is my second article about the Family Court’s Transparency Pilot Scheme. It reviews the Pilot Scheme. It reviews the Pilot Scheme since its implementation on 30 January 2023. My first article about the Pilot scheme provides a detailed introduction to the relevance of transparency in family courts: https://iflg.uk.com/blog/the-transparency-pilot-a-relaxation-of-rights-to-privacy-in-family-proceedings The

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