The first high-profile case involving the breakdown of a civil partnership and a dispute over assets has recently been decided in the Court of Appeal.
The case involved Lawrence and his partner Gallagher, who had been together for 11 years before entering into a civil partnership in December 2007. The partnership lasted for a short 7 months. Read more ...
30 April 2012
It is recognised that a wealthy person is likely to attempt to conceal certain assets in order to reduce the amount of money which is payable to a former spouse. Read more ...
23 March 2012
Most cohabiting couples believe that they have a ‘common law marriage’ which will be recognised as if they were married when something goes wrong, but this is a myth.
For example, if your partner dies you have no automatic right to inherit their property and no matter how long you have lived together it is not possible to claim financial support. Read more ...
29 February 2012
