Articles by ‘Simon Bassett’

The July synod will see small groups spend two full days in private plenary sessions, discussing the two long-contested issues.

The boss of a high street retail chain has been ordered by the High Court to offer his estranged wife a divorce settlement.

If you’re living with your partner (often referred to as cohabiting) without being married, you may be under the mistaken belief that you are known as a ‘common law husband and wife.’ It is actually a myth that if you are living with your partner, no matter how long for, that you have the same legal rights as married couples do.

One in ten married Brits wish they had insisted their partner sign a pre-nuptial agreement, according to a new survey.

A recent survey highlighted in the press by Sir Paul Coleridge, Chairman of the Marriage Foundation, found that 22% of people who divorced felt deep regret – but what about the 78% who, according to the polls, were perfectly happy with their decision?

A billionaire businessman secured a diplomatic post in the Caribbean in an attempt to avoid a multi-million pound divorce suit being heard in the UK, a Judge ruled this week.

The Family Court has granted a Polish mother permission to move back to her home country with her two year-old daughter.

The long-standing marriage of a major retail boss came to an end last month.

Laura Ashley boss Khoo Kay Peng and his estranged wife Pauline Chai were granted a Decree Nisi by London’s Central Family Court.

The term is widely used to refer to the first Monday after most people return to work following the Christmas break.

A man has pleaded guilty to bigamy after it emerged that he had never finalised divorce proceedings.

A heterosexual couple who want a civil partnership rather than marriage have lost their fight in the High Court.

Around 180 people enjoyed a festive start to the New Year at our annual Oxford Meet the Team event held at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Our managing partner Graham Street thanked guests for their…