Divorce Specialist Joins Family Law Team
With over 20 years’ experience, Chartered Legal Executive Claire Smith has joined our family law team as an Associate.
Read moreStandish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26: The family law judgment of the year?
On 2nd July 2025, the Supreme Court published its highly anticipated judgment in the case of Standish v Standish. The appeal was brought by Mrs Standish against a Court of Appeal ruling which reduced her financial award on divorce from £45m to £25m – the largest ever reduction to a divorce award.
Read moreSills & Betteridge LLP Announces New Addition to its Family Law Department
Regional law firm Sills & Betteridge LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of solicitor Darcey Latham to its South Yorkshire Financial Remedies Team. She will be based, primarily, in Doncaster and Bawtry.
Read moreHow Legal Documents Can Help To Protect Your Business on Divorce
Relationship breakdown and divorce is usually a period of significant change and uncertainty. For business owners, the stress and anxiety can be exacerbated with worrying about what will happen to their business on divorce. The good news is that there are legal documents that can be put in place to create much greater certainty as to what should happen with assets on divorce including business interests.
Read moreDividing Matrimonial and Non Matrimonial Assets on Divorce
Emma Lawler is a Partner in our Family Law Team, specialising in financial remedy negotiations upon divorce. Here she outlines the two main principles that apply when dividing matrimonial and non matrimonial assets.
Read moreWhat happens to Pensions on divorce?
The Court have wide powers when it comes to financial issues on divorce but one of the most overlooked areas is the issue of pensions. Pensions can be shared on divorce, just like other assets, but they are also a complex area which often requires expert advice from a pensions actuary to properly consider.
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