Articles by ‘Simon Bassett’

Two women who argued that they should receive more substantial divorce settlements after new details came to light about their husbands’ financial affairs have won their fight at the Supreme Court.

Campaigners are calling for a change in the law after a couple whose baby was taken away and adopted were cleared of child abuse.

Family law Judges would benefit from greater feedback on their work, new research suggests.

A wife has been ordered to sell her £2.5million home so her ‘reckless and irresponsible’ estranged husband can pay off his debts.

The latest figures from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which relate to the quarter ending in June this year, have shown a four per cent increase in the number of family cases going through the courts when compared to the previous quarter.

A legal battle involving a Northern Irish woman, whose long-term partner died suddenly almost six years ago, has led to fresh calls for greater protection for cohabitees.

A think tank has agreed to fund a major new study into the options for overhauling divorce proceedings.

The Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) recently published its response to a consultation on Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs), which was overseen by the Department for Education (DfE).

A Judge at Lincoln Crown Court decided against sending a woman to prison despite the fact that she entered a second marriage while still married to her first husband.

Almost 50 per cent of British people admit they have hidden possessions during a divorce to prevent their partner taking them, a new study claims.

Mr Justice Holman and Mr Justice Mostyn, who both sit in the Family Division of the High Court in London where multimillion-pound divorce battles are heard, do not agree on matters of privacy.

Following a secret ballot by the governing body members of the Church in Wales, it has been revealed that over half of voters support the idea of same-sex marriages being conducted in church.