Category Archives: Prenuptial Agreement

Divorce insurance, yup it’s arrived!

By Tim Bishop | Published: August 6, 2011

Sounds weird doesn’t it? Insuring against divorce! But then truth is usually much stranger than fiction. The latest bizarre event in the world of family law is the announcement by the German-based insurance company, ARAG, that with effect from September, its insurance offerings will include a type of divorce insurance – one that pays out [...]

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UK Prenuptial Agreement-another website

By Tim Bishop | Published: July 16, 2011

UK Prenuptial Agreement is the title of yet another of our dedicated mini-sites. This site provides all you need to know about the increasing popularity of the UK prenup — as it is often known. Certainly since the highly publicised case of the German heiress, Karen Radmacher, and those of many other celebrities, prenuptial agreements [...]

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Cohabitation – what happens if we separate?

By Tim Bishop | Published: July 7, 2011

If a married couple decide to go their separate ways, there are divorce laws, rules and procedures in place which set out how joint assets, or even debts, are distributed. Similar rules apply to civil partnership dissolution.  But what happens with unmarried couples who have been cohabiting?  The answer is that there are no set rules [...]

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Employment tribunal claims – small businesses particularly vulnerable

By Tim Bishop | Published: April 30, 2011

A recent case heard by the Employment Appeal Tribunal [EAT] has confirmed how vulnerable small businesses are to Employment Tribunal claims.  Although employment law makes it quite clear that any discrimination claim, constructive dismissal or unfair dismissal compensation [or in fact any type of employment tribunal award] paid to a successful employee should be “just and equitable in all [...]

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The romance of the UK Prenuptial Agreement

By Tim Bishop | Published: February 4, 2011

Sadly cynicism about relationships appears to have even reached law firms. The firm who brought the world the ideal Christmas present – their “divorce voucher” has come up with another cracker for Valentine’s Day – the “prenup voucher”. The lucky recipient of this most romantic of gifts is entitled to an hours worth of legal [...]

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