Cases March 2019
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Date13 Mar 2019
R v R A domestic violence incident, which took place in a bar in Brighton, faced our client and if found guilty he could have received a term of custody imprisoned. Careful analysis of the evidence, particularly the cctv, showed... Read More →
Police voluntary interviews
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Date22 Oct 2018
The police are increasingly using this type of interview which can take place in your home or a police station or custody suite. It means that an allegation has been made of a criminal nature and you are a suspect... Read More →
Is the divorce “meal ticket for life” going to be a thing of the past?
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Date19 Oct 2018
Maintenance Payments to ex-wives of the “well to do” A recent report shows that, no longer does the wife have an entitlement to a “meal ticket for life” in wealthy divorce cases. This has been highlighted in the case of... Read More →
Divorce Law: Court blunder – error on thousands of FORM E’s
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Date24 Feb 2016
Thousands of couples who have settled their divorce in the last 20 months may have to re-open negotiations because a critical fault has been found in software to calculate financial terms – potentially inflating financial worth of a party It is... Read More →
Judge slams blatant dishonesty
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Date09 Dec 2015
A High Court Judge has said that a costs judgement against a dishonest party should act as a deterrent to others considering deceiving the Court. Sir Peter Singer said the husband in a divorce settlement case, named as Clive Joy-Morancho,... Read More →
Ignore the court at your peril
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Date09 Dec 2015
A hospital consultant Essam Ali was ordered to pay all his assets worth £550,000 to his wife in a controversial case. The husband left his family and moved abroad to Bahrain and has not paid a penny in maintenance or... Read More →
The delayed divorce; can you ever stop looking over your shoulder?
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Date09 Dec 2015
In an unprecedented case earlier this year, Wyatt vs Vince, the Supreme Court judged that the ex-wife of a former new-age traveller, who later became multi-millionaire wind farm entrepreneur, can bring a claim for financial support from his fortune more... Read More →
Testators wishes shunned by the court
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Date09 Dec 2015
In a landmark ruling earlier this year a daughter cut out of her mother’s will has been awarded £164,000 from the will preventing the whole estate of £486,000 from being gifted to animal charities as intended by the mother. It... Read More →
Reporting restrictions
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Date09 Dec 2015
Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton’s current divorce battle has triggered a landmark legal dispute over what can be reported in the public’s interest from the family courts. Both the former Oasis frontman and the All Saints singer, the high court... Read More →
November 2015 Cases
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Date09 Dec 2015
R v B Our client was facing a public order charge which if found guilty would have a devastating effect on his company. A detailed and thorough trial preparation enabled the QC to successfully defend the client at trial and... Read More →