On 18 December 2024 the Law Commission published their highly anticipated scoping report regarding financial remedies on divorce and dissolution. Links to the full report[1] and the summary[2] are set out below. This article summaries the problems that have been identified with the current law on financial remedies and the
Rosa Schofield, Associate of The International Family Law Group and Co-Chair of Resolution’s Publications Committee, has co-authored two chapters of Resolution’s newly released Spousal Maintenance Handbook alongside the following contributors:Harriet Gibson of Mishcon de Reya and Gemma Garret of DMH Stallard. Rosa’s chapters focus on International Considerations and International
Further to my series of articles about the Transparency Pilot Scheme – it has just been announced that from 29 January 2025, the Transparency Reporting Pilot for financial remedy proceedings is extending to all financial remedy proceedings in all courts. The pilot will also now run until 29 January 2026.
An increasing number of divorces now involve international elements, and the spousal maintenance issues involved are fraught with complexity Spousal maintenance is notoriously one of the most difficult aspects of financial separation for both clients and lawyers. This is especially true given the level of discretion afforded to judges when
‘The valuation of private companies is a matter of no little difficulty’[1]. The definition of ‘value’ is the present value of expected future net economic benefits to be generated by an asset. This definition alone gives an indication as to the complexities in arriving at a reasonable value of an
The Changes Announced The Autumn Budget introduced some significant changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) which are likely to mean family law aspects of succession planning will become more pertinent. This article seeks to explain why. The rate of Inheritance Tax (40%), personal nil-rate threshold (£325,000) and the treatment of
With the Christmas holidays fast approaching, parents may well be looking at a winter break with their children. Others may well be looking at the year ahead and have an eye on a potential Easter or Summer holiday break for 2025. For separated parents however, the risk of conflict is
Following on from my previous articles below about the Pilot for Transparency and Court Reporting in Family law matters:; see below, there have been 2 further significant developments. The Transparency Pilot – A Relaxation of Rights to Privacy in Family Proceedings February 2023 and The Family Court’s Transparency Pilot Scheme:
Executive summary There can be real loss and prejudice in some divorce cases if the final divorce order, previously the decree absolute, is granted before the final financial settlement and its implementation in circumstances when the paying party then dies. Automatic entitlement to pensions, the primary circumstance, but also insurance
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