Recently published data from HM Courts and Tribunals Service (‘HMCTS’) has shown a marked increase in the number of divorce applications since the new no-fault divorce system was introduced on the 6th of April. The data shows that in April 12,978 new divorce applications were issued, of which 2,771 were made jointly by both parties […]
Your financial remedies case may not be kept private
Financial remedy proceedings, in which the court is asked to decide the divorce settlement, will by their nature involve the disclosure of details of the parties’ financial arrangements. Such matters are normally of course kept private, but a recent decision by a High Court judge may mean that privacy in financial remedy proceedings may no […]
