Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes and What Employers Need to Know as Reforms Take Effect
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It amends the law relating to employment rights to enhance employee protections, bringing major changes throughout 2026 and 2027. With key provisions now in force and further reforms due to take effect throughout 2026 and 2027, our Employment Lawyers outline the...
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International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ukraine
Many intended parents, including those from the UK, will use international surrogates in their route to parenthood. In fact, Ukraine is a global surrogacy hub, and prior to the ongoing war, Ukraine was a popular choice to find a surrogate. Within Ukraine, commercial surrogacy has been legal for married, heterosexual couples since 2000 and is the...
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No-Fault Divorce
The introduction of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 will change the law relating to divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships from 6 April 2022. The law provides that there is one ground for divorce , which is that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. In establishing this, you must rely on one of five facts: Adultery...
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Myerson Magazine Spring 2022 Issue
Our magazine covers a wide range of private client topics such as: Legal costs on divorce. Things to consider when buying a rural property. Trust registration services. Redundancy during pregnancy or maternity leave .
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Variation of Financial Remedy Orders
You may be in a situation where you have previously agreed on a financial settlement with your ex-spouse / civil partner, which has formed part of a consent order or, you have been in proceedings, and there is a final order which determines what should happen with your finances. Where orders cannot be implemented effectively, you may need to make...
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Funding Legal Fees on Divorce
Going through a divorce or separation can be very difficult emotionally. Compounding this stress can be worries about how you might pay your legal fees. Spousal Maintenance It is common for one spouse to have a lower-paid job than the other or, perhaps, not work. On separation, many couples agree on a level of maintenance (including child...
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Prenuptial Agreements: Not Just for the Rich and Famous
Prenuptial agreement It is a common misconception that prenuptial agreements are for the very wealthy. However, prenuptial agreements should be used in every case where one party wishes to protect their pre-marital (or even expected) wealth. In England and Wales, prenuptial agreements are not strictly binding in the event of a divorce, but the...
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What Are the Grounds for Divorce?
A divorce cannot be applied for until a couple has been married for at least one year. Currently, in England & Wales, it is not possible to obtain a divorce immediately without alleging that the other spouse is at fault ( due to adultery or unreasonable behaviour). The person who starts proceedings (the ‘petitioner’) must prove the one and only...
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No-Fault Divorce: Ending the Blame Game
Ministers announced on 7th June 2021 that the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 would come into force on 6th April 2022. No-Fault Divorce The Act introduces no-fault divorce as it removes the requirement to establish a fact as to the reason for the divorce and allows either or both parties to a marriage to apply for a divorce order...
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Addiction and Divorce
The link between addiction and divorce In recent years, there has been increased societal awareness of mental health, and it is recognised that there is often a link between mental illness and substance abuse. As family lawyers, we recognise and witness first-hand the link between addiction and divorce. The most common addictions that cause...
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Enforcement of Child Arrangement Orders
Child Arrangement Orders were introduced in 2014 to replace Residence Orders and Contact Orders. They are put in place to regulate who a child is to live with or spend time with. However, issues can arise when parents or individuals named on the Order are not complying with the terms of the Order. What can be done? To enforce a Child Arrangements...
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Departure from Equality in Agricultural Divorces
Resolving agricultural divorce Agricultural divorces can be "notoriously difficult to resolve" (Wilson J in R v R [2004] FLR 98). There is often a departure from equality in farming divorces due to the non-matrimonial nature of some farming assets. For example, a farm that has been gifted, inherited and/or in the family for generations, in the...
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Three’s a Crowd -Third Party Interests in Financial Remedy Proceedings on Divorce
Financial remedy proceedings on divorce The recent ruling in the Akhmedov case highlights the Family Court’s powers to make court orders against third parties in financial remedy proceedings on divorce. In this particular case, the court ordered the parties’ son to pay his mother £75 M. The Wife had been awarded £453M in a court order made in...
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