Oil tycoon ordered to transfer properties held by firms owned and controlled by him to his wife as part of a divorce settlement. Background This appeal arose out of proceedings for financial remedies following a divorce between Michael and…
The Court of Appeal has recently given judgment in Vince -v- Wyatt (2013). In this case the parties had married in 1981 and separated in 1984 when they were in their early twenties. Their divorce was finalised in 1992 when…
We are pleased to invite you to a free event hosted by Field Overell Solicitors aimed at local businesses. It will be held at Coventry Transport Museum. The event will be taking place over a Breakfast seminar where tea, coffee,…
Field Overell, has secured the national Law Society’s law management quality mark, Lexcel. Lexcel is developed specifically for the legal profession. It is an optional recognised accreditation scheme for law firms and in-house legal departments which gives assurance that a…
Following the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 coming into force on 25th November 2012, the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 has now been amended to include a new office of stalking. Currently, under the Protection from Harassment Act, section 1(a)…
The Consultation outlines four options for achieving shared parenting with a view to amending the existing law in section 1 of the Children Act 1989 What is the current law? Section 1 of the Children Act 1989 ("the Act") provides…
The Law Commission is to review two aspects of matrimonial finance law that entitles married couples and civil partners to claim financial provision from one another on divorce or dissolution of their civil partnership. The Law Commission will examine the…
24.11.11 The litigation department were recently successful in securing the future needs of a claimant, who sadly suffered significant injuries in a road traffic collision. The Claimant was a rear seat passenger in a car, when the driver lost control. …
This related to an Appeal heard by the Supreme Court (the highest court in England and Wales). The Supreme Court reviewed the correct approach to calculating beneficial interests in property where the legal title to the property is held in…
The main issue in this case was whether a French marriage contract (a pre-nuptial agreement) should be upheld. Facts Both parties were French. The wife was 50 and the husband 53. It was a 14 year marriage with a period…