Category Archives: Family Law

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

The Court of Appeal (CoA) reaffirmed that adoption is a last resort and courts must conduct a rigorous proportionality analysis when considering placement orders. Where a child is thriving with a

A recent High Court ruling on the rejection of a Christian couple’s application to become foster carers affirmed the decision of the local authority to prioritise the welfare and identity of

The Supreme Court heard an appeal regarding a resident parent’s claim for the child element of Universal Credit (UC) while the child was living, at all material times, outside of the UK.Facts:Ms.

The High Court unequivocally confirmed that a transgender man’s right to conceive and carry a child is not inconsistent with his declaration to live fully in the acquired male gender for the rest of

The Court of Appeal (CoA) upheld the legal requirement that the permanent removal of children from settled kinship care must be based on proven facts and not on professional concern or

Although ultimately granting a Parental Order, the High Court warned would-be parents against embarking on a surrogacy arrangement in those instances where they do not meet or have any knowledge of