Category Archives: Family Law

The High Court recently affirmed that children of foreign military personnel can become habitually resident in England and Wales regardless of their parents’ diplomatic status or the temporary nature

The High Court has ensured that cross-border families should not be left in legal limbo because of the UK’s exit from the European Framework.Facts:In 2006, the mother, an Irish national, and the

In an insightful judgement, the High Court has prioritised the reality of established family life over rigid procedural technicalities to ensure a “sensible result” for a stepfather and his

The High Court has issued a significant fact-finding judgement ruling that the father’s “calculated cruelty,” emotional withdrawal, and systematic undermining of the mother’s parental role constituted

The High Court has determined that a former spouse, whose financial remedy proceedings were cut short by her ex-husband’s death, was entitled to the transfer of a disputed family home, ruling that the

The High Court finally addressed the complex issue of the legal parentage of children born to transgender parents based on the intersectionality arising between the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) 2004

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has upheld a financial remedy order (FRO), one that pierced a sham trust structure that was intended to hold one spouse primarily liable for a significant and uncertain tax

The High Court has delivered a significant ruling in a complex financial remedy case, declaring that a purported £1.6m debt was a fraudulent fabrication intended to strip a matrimonial home of its

The High Court ruled in favour of the principle of “fairness over strict equality” in cases involving high-risk business assets.Facts:The husband and wife met in 1994 when they were aged 25 and 20,

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal (CoA) provides crucial guidance for family law practitioners and prospective clients engaged in Children Act 1989 proceedings, particularly those involving