Gaslighting is a word used to describe the manipulation of another person to cause them to question their reality. It is a term we all know and often hear being used colloquially, however this word does not have a legal definition, nor has it been used or...
The aristocratic singer and TV star Bo Bruce has won a court battle against her brother Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, Viscount Savernake, over their inheritance after their mother died. Bruce, whose full title is Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce, was a runner...
A man’s second wife has failed to prevent his son inheriting the family home after he died. The husband had married his first wife in 1988 and their son was born shortly afterwards. He worked overseas during the early 2000s, where he formed a...
Why were the Duxbury Tables established? The Duxbury Tables were established in the case of Duxbury v Duxbury [1981] 1 FLR 7. The parties had been married for 22 years and wanted to achieve a clean break. Mr Duxbury was the higher earner and it was...
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a Catholic nurse was constructively and unfairly dismissed after wearing a cross necklace to work. The case involved Mary Onuoha, who had worked at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust for 19 years. For the first 13...
On 1 February 2022 the Office for National Statistics released their latest figures for divorces in England and Wales in 2020. Among other things, these show that in 2020 the average (median) duration of marriage at the time of divorce was 11.9 years for...
The long-awaited reform to Family Law is soon to take place with the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, coming into force on 6 April 2022. This is the biggest reform of divorce law in 50 years and aims to provide a more collaborative approach to...
A widow has been granted a court order to prevent her deceased husband’s children from challenging his will under the Italian legal system. The deceased was born in Italy but moved to England aged 20, where he remained resident until he died aged 78...
We are members of Resolution, an organisation for family law professionals committed to working in a constructive and non-confrontational way. Each year, through their Good Divorce Week, Resolution campaigns on a policy issue central to their principles....
The increasing use of unregulated online will writing services could lead to a surge in family disputes over a loved one’s estate, researchers have warned. Online services have become more popular over the last few years, particularly during the Covid...
