Scotland: View from the north

Dr Dianne Millen provides practical tips from Scotland on negotiating the no-fault landscape While there are good reasons why fault grounds have been critiqued by practitioners and policymakers across the UK, it is also important to recognise that the desire to maintain cordial relations may sometimes need to be subordinated to the need to litigate …
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In practice: A whole new world?

Paul Linsell looks at how family law has developed and asks whether the introduction of no-fault divorce might prove to be a tipping point for further change When we look back in 30 to 50 years from now, we will look upon DDSA 2020 and the changes it has brought and not just find it …
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Divorce: Opening the floodgates?

Nahanni Simcox considers no-fault divorce and whether the reforms might increase the attractiveness of England and Wales as a divorce jurisdiction It is imperative that parties with cross-jurisdictional assets and interests carefully consider the jurisdiction in which they issue divorce or dissolution proceedings. Following the introduction of ‘no-fault’ divorce on 6 April 2022, it will …
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