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The legal recognition of “calculated silencing”

The High Court has issued a significant fact-finding judgement ruling that the father’s "calculated cruelty,"...

When changing working hours can lead to a revocation of licence

The High Court confirmed that a failure to pay salaries, as stated on Certificates of...

Death before decree: Salvaging a financial settlement from intestacy

The High Court has determined that a former spouse, whose financial remedy proceedings were cut...

Abolition of the “shortest leave” rule for children

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has delivered a landmark ruling, one that effectively dismantles the...

A transgender man cannot be registered as a father

The High Court finally addressed the complex issue of the legal parentage of children born...

“Stealth withdrawals” can no longer stop asylum support and judicial review

The Court of Appeal (CoA) was asked whether the First-tier Tribunal for Asylum Support (AST)...

Dishonestly accrued debts might not be shared equally in a divorce

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has upheld a financial remedy order (FRO), one that pierced...

The end of the statelessness strategy – protecting the power to deprive

The Supreme Court determined that the Home Office may lawfully serve citizenship deprivation notices and...

Using a fabricated loan to escape financial relief is a costly risk

The High Court has delivered a significant ruling in a complex financial remedy case, declaring...