Laura Flanagan

First published on FTAdviser on 22 January 2024 Whether a party will be ordered to pay or receive spousal maintenance is often one of the first questions a client will ask. What is maintenance? The court’s power to order periodical payments...

It was announced two weeks ago by Labour MP Emily Thornberry that a Labour government would reform the law as it relates to cohabiting couples, something that has previously been rejected by the current government. With marriage rates falling to the lowest...