Articles by ‘Simon Bassett’

Family justice organisation Resolution welcomed the recommendation that children be included in family mediation sessions.

The UK divorce courts have ordered an American businessman to pay £72.3million to his wife.

Family law association, Resolution, has claimed the highly publicised financial claim made by the former wife of a green energy boss shows the need for legal reform.

A property tycoon has failed in an attempt to win compensation from his ex-wife.

A new study suggests a growing number of young people would be open to the idea of signing a pre-nuptial agreement.

A woman who was divorced more than 20 years ago has won the right to seek payments from her ex-husband, following a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court.

In a recent divorce case Lord Justice Pitchford stated that divorcees with children aged over seven should be “working for a living” and they have no right to expect “an income for life.” So will this bring about a shift in attitudes for spousal maintenance claims? Monicka Rai from our Family Law team discusses.

The arrival of new technology promises to make family courts run far more efficiently, a senior Judge has said.

A couple from London who launched a legal challenge against the ban on heterosexual civil partnerships has been granted permission to continue with their claim by a High Court judge.

A shake-up of stamp duty announced eight weeks ago saw a flood of people visiting estate agents last month.

More details have emerged about the move towards central divorce centres.

Resolution, the association of family lawyers, has said improving the rights of cohabitees is something the next government needs to look at as a matter of urgency. They are lobbying for unmarried couples who live together to receive at least basic legal protection.