Family law specialist Neil Graham shares his insight on divorce, jurisdiction and why it is so important for clients to understand the implications...
In 2025, Mediate UK estimated that 42% of marriages in the UK were projected to end in divorce before their 25th wedding anniversary. Ever since the House of Lords judgment in White v White in October 2000, financial claims on divorce in England and Wales have not been constrained simply by needs but have extended to a fair share of the assets, cross-checked against the "yardstick of equality". In 2009, the first entry in the Sunday Times Rich List appeared as a result of wealth generated primarily from divorce, with further entries similarly appearing in subsequent years. Why shou...
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