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18.01.2024

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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22.11.2023

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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15.11.2023

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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20.10.2023

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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19.10.2023

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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18.10.2023

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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5.10.2023

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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4.09.2023

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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29.08.2023

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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11.07.2023

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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3.07.2023

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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25.05.2023

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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24.05.2023

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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19.05.2023

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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17.05.2023

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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2.05.2023

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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26.04.2023

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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17.04.2023

Avoiding trust disputes

Trusts have long been a favoured way for wealthy families to preserve their asse…


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4.04.2023

Alex Carruthers comments on the nuances of UHNW divorce law in The Telegraph

Top family lawyers are dealing with eye-watering sums daily, and when preparing …


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