Patrick Hurley, MP for Southport, has called for Axel Rudakubana’s sentence to be reviewed. He believes a minimum of 52 years is “not severe enough” and does not “reflect the crimes committed”. The sentence is one of the highest minimum custody terms ever recorded. It is also highly likely that Rudakubana will die in prison […]
The Law Commission’s recent review of the ways finances are dealt with during and after divorce and the dissolution of civil partnerships was published in December 2024. One question the report poses is whether to make prenups legally binding. The report explores many key issues relating to divorce and separation; it looks at how pensions […]
Our starting point to consider recent developments in the area of conduct in Financial Remedy cases is the Mostyn J decision in OG -v- AG [2020] EWFC 52 in which he expressed strong views on financial misconduct and litigation misconduct. The former affects the award whereas the latter affects costs. In OG -v- AG Mostyn […]