Financial remedies, cohabitation and marital breakdown

This webinar delves into recent developments across various family law areas, with a focus on pre-nuptial agreements, economic disadvantage and compensation, special contribution, post-separation endeavours, beneficial interests, and constructive trusts. The webinar examines up-to-date case law and statutes, shedding light on changes in divorce and addressing lingering questions.

Topics include:

• Developments in divorce processes
• Use of the family law portal
• The 20 week period in divorce and challenges with financial remedy consent orders
• Assessing pre-nuptial agreements against applicant needs with reference to HD v WB [2023] EWFC 2
• Advancements in compensation awards illustrated by TM v KM [2022] EWFC 155
• Court consideration of special contribution and post-separation assets – DR v UR [2023] EWFC 68
• ‘Economic abuse’ as conduct when dividing marital assets – DP v EP [2023] EWFC 6
• Addressing disproportionate legal costs – YC v ZC [2022] EWFC 137
• Cohabitation cases: how to demonstrate ‘common intention’ and ‘detriment’ – Lee Hudson v Jayne Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648
• Key case law updates