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To mark International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March this year, partner Claire-Marie Cornford and solicitor Sarah Smith from Irwin Mitchell reflect on recent legal developments concerning inheritance...

Noah Baumbach’s divorce comedy has hit Netflix, dividing viewers into those who back Adam Driver’s, Charlie and those who support Scarlett Johansson’s, Nicole. Charlie and Nicole are an artistic...

Debbie Chism’s case of XW v XH [2019] EWCA Civ 2262, which was covered by The Independent, has been hailed as a victory for women and gender equality in divorce.The Court of Appeal judgment,...

The case of Khan v Akhter has now been decided by the Court of Appeal. It received a huge amount of coverage in the legal press and beyond. In simple terms, the court has ruled that a couple who went...

In this article, we look at the recent decision in the ongoing and highly publicised divorce case of Akhmedova v Akhmedov. This decision is the latest in a long run of enforcement cases brought...

The ‘fine detail scrutiny’ of The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill is due to begin in March, when its Committee Stage kicks off. It follows the successful second reading in Parliament in early...

Mrs Challen killed her husband Richard in 2010, by striking him repeatedly with a hammer. She was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 22 years....

Traditional marriage etiquette recommends sending out wedding invitations 6-8 weeks before the big day. Under the proposed new divorce reform, a spouse might have the same amount of notice of...

Nowadays, with advances in technology, many things have been digitised, resulting in much less important paperwork. This is not however the case for wills which are still physical documents. It is...

As of 31st December 2019, it is now possible for both same-sex and heterosexual couples to enter into a civil partnership. The institution was initially devised solely for same-sex couples through the...

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