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Valuable Diamond is Crux of Assets Dispute in Court

14th March, 2024 By

The division of matrimonial assets is often the cause of protracted legal proceedings, where parties differ on what is due to whom. In a recent Family Court case, the question of whether or not a £2 million diamond formed part of such assets was the cause of conflict. After a couple separated, a consent order was entered into which provided that equity in the matrimonial home – the sole matrimonial asset – was to be transferred to the husband. The wife's assets, which she retained, came from inheritance. The husband later...

Ignoring Court Orders Will Always Result in Sanction

6th March, 2024 By

Failing to comply with court orders to bring children back to the UK, in instances where one parent has taken them abroad without the permission of the other, can come at a heavy cost. This point was underlined in a recent contempt hearing at the High Court. In this case, a father had failed to comply with a series of orders requiring him to bring his son back to the UK from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). After being granted a Child Arrangements Order under which the son was required to...

Prisoner Unlawfully Evicted from Housing Association Flat Wins Damages

1st March, 2024 By

The concept of unlawful eviction may bring to mind a picture of a malign landlord changing the locks and throwing a vulnerable tenant onto the street. However, a case in which a serving prisoner's protected tenancy was wrongfully terminated during his absence behind bars showed that it more commonly arises from a landlord's muddled understanding of the law. The man had for some years held an assured tenancy of a housing association flat. After he was convicted of serious drug offences, he received a 22-year jail term. His wife remained...

Relationship Status Put Under Spotlight in Divorce Case

26th February, 2024 By

Divorce proceedings are rarely cut and dry, especially where the passage of time adds complexity to matters. This was certainly so in a recent case that required a Family Court judge to rule on the validity of a decree nisi. The case centred on the divorce proceedings of a couple in their fifties and focused on a decree nisi that had been pronounced in 2012, following an application by the husband. Now seeking to finalise the divorce with a decree absolute, the husband asserted that the decree nisi had been properly...