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Why post nuptial agreements are on the rise…
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Although in common parlance and phraseology a 'pre-nup' was treated with some trepidation by lawyers prior the leading 2010 case of Radmacher heard in the Supreme Court. Overnight the antediluvian reluctance by lawyers to encourage clients to embrace a pre-nup was cast aside with perhaps just a little less enthusiasm than our American cousins.
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In the seminal case the Supreme Court considered the principles to be applied when deciding whether to hold a party to the terms of an ante-nuptial agreement. It held that the Court of Appeal had been correct in holding the husband to the terms of the pre-nuptial agreement notwithstanding the fact that he had not received legal advice before signing the agreement some three months... Read the full article here.
