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When the marriage of a wealthy couple broke up, the English court had the opportunity to consider the impact of two pre-nuptial agreements the couple had made before they wed. The couple, both Swedes, married in 2000 and had had two children by the time they separated in 2015. They have lived in the UK since 2011, hence why their divorce was dealt with under English law. Their divorce was made final in 2016, at which time the Family Court concluded that their joint assets were worth in excess of...

The latest research from National Savings and Investments shows that a staggering 64 per cent of adults in the UK have not made a will, and that 38 million adults have made no arrangements for their retirement or provision for long-term care, although half of those who have not do claim to have given the matter thought. The most common reason for failing to make a will is that people feel it is 'too early', with a fifth of the 45-64 age group still giving this as the reason why...

The Supreme Court has ruled on the long-running dispute between First Bus and a disabled passenger who sued the bus company after a driver declined to intervene when a passenger occupying the wheelchair space refused to move. The disabled passenger, who is in a wheelchair, found the designated space on the bus occupied by a young mother and her sleeping baby. The mother refused to move on the ground that the baby's buggy would not fold up. The Court took a very practical view and specifically considered the range of responses...

The standard pre-contract enquiries made by a solicitor when a client is intending to purchase a property include querying whether there are any disputes which may affect the value of the property being purchased. When a woman bought a flat in a block of flats for £240,000 from the developer in 2012, the replies to the relevant questions were anodyne. However, a number of issues were already extant relating to the inadequacy of a biomass boiler used for hot water and heating in the block, the excessive levels of service...