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High profile & important cases

In this section of the Divorce Guide, we examine some of the most important, high profile divorce cases through the lens of our expert opinion.

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Radmacher v Granatino


Radmacher v Granatino transformed the way English courts, and indeed the public, regard prenuptial agreements. Prenups have always divided opinion but, whether you see them as sensible or cynical, it cannot be denied that they give couples greater control over their marriage....

Chai v Peng


The case of former beauty queen Pauline Chai and her businessman husband, Khoo Kay Peng, is one of the largest and most complex to come before the English courts. The couple were married for 43 years, as the Malaysian businessman built up a multi-million pound empire, which...

Standish v Standish


Last month, the Court of Appeal applied the largest ever reduction in UK divorce history and decreased the wife’s £45 million award to £25 million.  The Appeal Court judges in Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 567 declared that the previous...

Young v Young


Young v Young, which became known in the press as the ‘Brewster’s Millions’ case, became a cause célèbre in both the legal world and the media. The case lasted for many years until Vardags took it over for the final financial hearing, which came...

Quan v Bray


Quan v Bray, which became known as the ‘Chinese tigers’ case, provides interesting insight into how trusts are dealt with by the courts when considering a financial settlement in divorce proceedings. Li Quan and Stuart Bray met in 1990, and married in 2001....

White v White


Fairness, like beauty, lies in the eyes of the beholder. This is how Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead introduced an appeal in the House of Lords that forever changed how the family courts distributed marital wealth on divorce and reflected how the concepts of breadwinner and...

AM v SS


When you’re going through the emotional wringer of a divorce, legal fees are the last thing you want to contend with. But there are creative ways to ensure that cash flow doesn’t become a sticking point in these most trying of times. One such option is by applying...

Charman v Charman


Charman v Charman was, at the time in 2005, the largest ever contested case in English divorce proceedings, with total assets of £131 million. The wife argued that she should be entitled to 45 percent, with the slight departure from equality representing the...

Gohil v Gohil & Sharland v Sharland


Gohil v Gohil, along with Sharland v Sharland, was an important judgment in relation to fraudulent non-disclosure. The parties in Gohil v Gohil had divorced in 2002 and reached a settlement in 2004, even though the wife believed that the husband had significant undisclosed...

Barder v Barder


The case of Barder shows the rare circumstances in which a divorce award can be varied after it has been made. In the case of Barder, the wife received a settlement which provided for her and her two children. Sadly, a few weeks after the award was made, the wife killed...

Myerson


The case of Myerson is a further case clarifying the rules in Barder. The husband and wife had divorced shortly before the financial crisis. At that time, their assets were worth around £25 million, around £15 million of which were made up of shares in the...

Xydhias v Xydhias


The case of Xydhias v Xydhias is the most important of a number of cases concerning when parties are deemed to have agreed to settle their matrimonial claims. The details of the case are rather immaterial, but for the fact that during the course of negotiations, the...

Jones v Jones


The case of Jones v Jones [2011] EWCA Civ 41 concerned the value of a business in relation to matrimonial proceedings. The parties had met in 1996 and separated in 2006. When they married, the husband owned a business worth around £2 million. By the time they had...

SS v NS


The case of SS v NS is a recent judgment from Mr Justice Mostyn which shows the changing approach of the courts to spousal maintenance. The husband and wife were 40 and 39 respectively, and had been together for 11 years. The husband worked in banking. Though he was very...

JL v SL


JL v SL was a case before Mr Justice Mostyn which focused on how the court was to treat inherited wealth in the context of divorce. In the case, the wife had received total inheritance from her mother of £465,000. A portion of this had been paid to the husband for...

UL v BK


In the case of UL v BK [2013] EWHC 1735 (Fam), the court considered the proper procedure for when a party seeks a freezing order or another emergency, ex parte injunction. Freezing orders are a vital tool in preventing a wealthy party from dissipating assets, but given...

Y v Z


Non-disclosure is increasingly an issue in ancillary proceedings and it is often down to judicial discretion to establish whether or not it is in the public interest to report on and punish such dishonesty. Vardags represented the father defending an application by the...

The information on this website is intended as a guide and does not constitute legal advice. Vardags do not accept liability for any errors in the information on this website, nor any losses stemming from reliance upon the statements made herein. All articles and pages aim to reflect the legal position at time they were published, and may have been rendered obsolete by subsequent developments in the law. Should you require specialist advice, tailored to your situation, please see how Vardags can help you.

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