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Hughes Fowler Carruthers top ranked in Chambers UK 2025
Hughes Fowler Carruthers has again been ranked Band 1 for Family/Matrimonial Fin…
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Mark Harper comments on the increasing number of requests for prenuptial agreements from UHNW and HNW individuals
Following a recent report from the UBS stating that the next generation of billi…
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Greater transparency in divorce money cases
On 29 January 2024, for all court hearings dealing with the division of assets o…
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Mark Harper speaking at the TL4 HNW Divorce Litigation Flagship conference
Mark Harper is speaking at the ThoughtLeaders4 HNW Divorce Litigation 3rd Annual…
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Partners Alex Carruthers and Mark Harper attending the International Private Client Forum 2023
Partners Alex Carruthers and Mark Harper are attending Private Client Global Eli…
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Hughes Fowler Carruthers retains top ranking in Chambers UK 2024
Hughes Fowler Carruthers continues to be ranked Band 1 for Family/Matrimonial Fi…
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A sigh of relief for equality of arms in divorce
The ‘long, bitter and extortionately expensive’ case of Simon v Simon & …
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Alex Carruthers comments on the rise in ‘soft separations’ between HNW individuals in The Telegraph
In the post-pandemic economic landscape, no-divorce separation has risen signifi…
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Mark Harper comments on the difficulties of managing blended families for the super-rich
Around 1.1 million children in England and Wales are estimated to live in a blen…
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Mark Harper comments on the Law Commission’s review into how financial assets are split after divorce
The UK Government announced in April this year that it had commissioned a review…
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Renato Labi comments on the Law Commission’s review into how finances are dealt with during divorce proceedings
The UK Government announced earlier this year that the Law Commission will be op…
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Pauline Fowler to sit on the judging panel for the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2024
Partner Pauline Fowler will be sitting on the international judging panel for th…
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Alex Carruthers comments on Supreme Court judgment that a claim for provision ends with the death of a spouse
An unadjudicated claim for financial provision following divorce must end if one…
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Mark Harper comments on attempts to rewrite the law on anonymity in financial proceedings
A report published last week from Stuart Farquhar, a circuit judge who is leadin…
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Alex Carruthers comments on how UHNW parents are avoiding paying child maintenance in Tatler
UHNW parents have been accused of using legal loopholes to avoid paying child ma…
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Hughes Fowler Carruthers wins Specialist Family Law Firm of the Year at Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2023
We are delighted to have won the Gold award for Family/Matrimonial Law Firm of t…
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Key principles of non-disclosure of assets in divorce: Goddard-Watts v Goddard-Watts
A recent decision in Goddard-Watts v Goddard Watts [2023] EWCA Civ 115 has allow…
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Mark Harper comments on proposed divorce reforms in Spear’s Magazine
In March 2023, the Law Commission announced an inquiry into guidelines on financ…
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Renato Labi comments on academic concealing £4 million inheritance from ex-wife in The Legal Diary
The High Court recently heard the case of Cummings v Fawn, involving an academic…
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Avoiding trust disputes
Trusts have long been a favoured way for wealthy families to preserve their asse…
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