Category: divorce

Akinnoye Agbaje v Akinnoye Agbaje – WLR Daily

Posted January 22nd, 2009 in divorce, financial provision, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Akinnoye Agbaje v Akinnoye Agbaje [2009] EWCA Civ 1; [2009] WLR (D) 11

“A careful approach was required where a court was determining whether to exercise its jurisdiction under Pt III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 to grant an applicant leave to apply for financial relief in this jurisdiction following a divorce in an overseas country.”

WLR Daily, 21st January 2009

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Myerson v Myerson – Times Law Reports

Posted January 7th, 2009 in consent orders, divorce, financial dispute resolution, law reports by sally

Myerson v Myerson

Court of Appeal

“A judge who had made an order, by consent, at the conclusion of a successful financial dispute resolution, could not then decide subsidiary issues on which the parties had subsequently failed to reach agreement.”

The Times, 7th January 2009

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Divorce rate to hit new peak – The Independent

Posted January 5th, 2009 in divorce, news by sally

“Record numbers of couples are expected to end their relationships this month as lawyers report a boom in divorces. The stresses of Christmas and financial pressures brought on by the recession could lead to two million couples seeking legal advice this year, according to law firms.”

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The Independent, 2nd January 2009

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Law lords back ‘post-nuptial’ divorce settlements – The Independent

Posted December 18th, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“England’s highest judges have given rich people who marry someone poorer a way to avoid an expensive divorce. In future, husbands will be urged to wait until after the honeymoon to negotiate a ‘post-nuptial’ deal. If it is signed without pressure and with legal advice, judges will treat it as binding.”

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The Independent, 18th December 2008

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Madonna backtracks on ‘inaccurate and misleading’ divorce payout statement – The Times

Posted December 18th, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“Madonna claimed today that a statement issued by her own spokeswoman that she had agreed to pay £60 million to her former husband Guy Ritchie as part of the couple’s divorce was ‘misleading and inaccurate’.”

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The Times, 17th December 2008

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Myerson v Myerson – WLR Daily

Posted December 16th, 2008 in consent orders, divorce, financial dispute resolution, law reports by sally

Myerson v Myerson; [2008] WLR (D) 385

“A judge who had made an order, by consent, at the conclusion of a successful financial dispute resolution, could not then decide subsidiary issues on which the parties had subsequently failed to reach agreement.”

WLR Daily, 15th December 2008

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Guy Ritchie gets £50m from Madonna in divorce settlement – The Times

Posted December 16th, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“Guy Ritchie will receive almost £50 million in cash and property in what may be the largest divorce settlement paid to a man, a spokeswoman for his former wife, Madonna, said last night. The film director and the pop singer were granted a divorce settlement in the High Court last month.”

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The Times, 16th December 2008

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Tory grandee Sir Paul Judge’s former Lady seeks £5m more from divorce – The Times

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“The former wife of the multimillionaire Tory grandee Sir Paul Judge is seeking to reopen the couple’s divorce settlement, claiming that he kept £14 million back to reimburse a charity but never paid it.”

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The Times, 3rd December 2008

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Wife of billionaire F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone files for divorce – The Times

Posted November 21st, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“The wife of the Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone confirmed yesterday that she is leaving her husband after 24 years of marriage.”

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The Times, 21st November 2008

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Marco Pierre White loses privacy case – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2008 in divorce, news, privacy, solicitors by sally

“Marco Pierre White lost his privacy action yesterday against lawyers acting for his wife who obtained his private documents.”

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The Times, 20th November 2008

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Chef loses privacy claim against wife’s lawyers – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 20th, 2008 in divorce, news, privacy, solicitors by sally

“Marco Pierre White’s claim leaves Mr Justice Eady cold as divorce lawyers prepare to dine out on their victory.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2008

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Divorced – for having an affair in Second Life – The Independent

Posted November 14th, 2008 in divorce, internet, news by sally

“As divorce cases go, it is as explosive and sordid as it gets: a woman catches her husband having sex with a prostitute, forgives him, but finally throws in the towel after discovering he has been unfaithful again. Yet absolutely none of it happened in real life.”

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The Independent, 14th November 2008

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Pre-nuptial agreements put to the test – The Times

Posted November 12th, 2008 in divorce, news, prenuptial agreements by sally

“Five law lords will be asked in a test case tomorrow to uphold a pre-nuptial agreement signed by a wealthy American couple with five children who divorced after ten years of marriage.”

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The Times, 12th November 2008

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Wife who sued lawyers over £1.4m divorce payout branded liar as she loses case – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 11th, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“A divorcee who tried to sue her lawyers claiming that the £1.4 million settlement she received from her husband was not enough has been condemned as a liar and left almost penniless.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2008

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Wife seeks rise in £1.1m divorce – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“A single mother who lost an appeal against her ex-partner’s settlement which included a £1.1m house has vowed to take her case to the European Court.”

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BBC News, 5th November 2008

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How do gay couples divorce? – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2008 in civil partnerships, divorce, news by sally

“Comedian Matt Lucas and his partner Kevin McGree are splitting up, in what has been described as the first “gay divorce”. So what’s different about the break-up of a civil partnership?”

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BBC News Magazine, 24th October 2008

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EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (AF and others intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted October 24th, 2008 in children, divorce, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (AF and others intervening) [2008] UKHL 64; [2008] WLR (D) 00; [2008] WLR (D) 325

“The removal of a foreign national from the United Kingdom was unlawful, as incompatible with the United Kingdom’s obligations under art 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, if it would amount to a flagrant breach of her right to respect for her family life so as to completely deny or nullify that right in the destination country.”

WLR Daily, 23rd October 2008

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EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted October 24th, 2008 in children, divorce, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

House of Lords

“The removal of a foreign national from the United Kingdom would be incompatible with the United Kingdom’s obligations under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights as it would completely deny or nullify her right to family life in the destination country.”

The Times, 24th October 2008

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Civil partner of Lucas set for £1m payout after split – The Independent

Posted October 23rd, 2008 in civil partnerships, divorce, news by sally

“Britain’s first celebrity gay divorce was cleared by the courts yesterday when the comedian Matt Lucas was granted a legal separation from his partner in a case reported to be worth £15m.”

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The Independent, 23rd October 2008

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Fast-track divorce for Madonna? – The Times

Posted October 22nd, 2008 in divorce, news by sally

“Madonna and Guy Ritchie could be the first high-profile couple to divorce collaborative-style.”

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The Times, 22nd October 2008

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