Articles by ‘Simon Bassett’

The boss of big-name retailer Laura Ashley has lost the latest round of a protracted legal battle over his £440million fortune.

A critical software error has been uncovered in an online Ministry of Justice (MoJ) form used by divorcing couples across England and Wales, meaning that unfair divorce settlements may have gone ahead.

The debate over making changes to “outdated” marriage certificates has been rekindled.

Whether or not the UK should move towards a system of blame-free divorce has been the subject of intense debate for several decades.

A couple behind a tiger conservation project who ran up legal bills of £2million in a bitter divorce cash battle could see their case continue after the ex-wife was granted a review.

Questions have been raised after it emerged that a billionaire is being shielded from a massive divorce settlement because of his diplomatic immunity.

Six out of ten people stay in bad relationships rather than confront their partners, because they are used to compromising.

The High Court had heard that Vivien Welch went to incredible lengths to try and gather evidence against her former spouse Denis, scouring his emails and even hiring a private investigator to arrange a fake job interview – an attempt to “expose” his earnings.

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed that unmarried couples living under the same roof are now the fastest growing family type in Britain. Resolution, a leading family law…

Mr Justice Peter Jackson, a family court Judge, has criticised the investigations carried out by Cumbria Police and the county council into the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington.

A slight drop in the number of people getting a divorce might be the result of fewer people getting married in the first place, experts have suggested.

A new survey has found that children do not want their unhappy parents to stay together for their sake.