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June 1, 2014 By admin

Cheats Charter Diminished?

cheats_charterLawyers working within the family law sector have waited with bated breath for the outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision on the land mark case Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd and Others [2013] UKSC 34.

This relates to an extraordinary case about an oil tycoon, Mr. Prest worth about £48 million who attempted to evade his responsibilities to his wife upon Divorce by using legal arguments in relation to commercial law and corporate structures. This is known by family Solicitors as the ‘cheats’ charter’.

Effectively, where one spouse has set up a Limited Company, this has a legal entity in its own right unless there is evidence of impropriety by the Director(s), the Company cannot be ordered to take any steps or action by the Court.

Whilst the Supreme Court voted unanimously for the Divorce Courts to be at liberty to redistribute assets that were held upon trust for the sole beneficial interest of Mr. Prest by the Company (consisting of a multi million pound property portfolio); the Court made it clear that this was not a case whereby the ‘corporate veil‘ could be lifted. The Company was directed to transfer the property portfolio worth £17.5 million to the wife.
So in effect, the decision upon strict interpretation of the case can be said to have strengthened the cheats’ charter, allowing those in business to consult further with their advisors to tighten up their corporate structures to make sure that there is no evidence of a link between the owner and the Company to avoid the outcome in this case.

That said, there is no doubt that the decision of the Supreme Court will be of huge benefit to spouses  where there are business structures (whether substantial or modest) that have been set up with the intention of defeating (usually the wife’s ) claims for financial remedies under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. The Supreme Court Judges have sent a warning shot to underhand spouses that where ever possible, Justice will be done within the ambit of the UK law.

If you are contemplating separation from your partner or you have already separated we recommend that you arrange an appointment with one our family law experts to obtain sound legal advice on your options. Please call 0844 225 2790 for an initial free telephone consultation.

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December 12, 2016 By admin

Pulled Both Ways

Glynis Wright & Co partners with Soft Touch Arts to create groundbreaking short films about the emotional effects of divorce on children

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In 2006, almost a quarter of dependent children lived in lone parent households compared with seven per cent in 1972 (ONS, 2007).

Pulled Both Ways is a joint initiative between Glynis Wright & Co Family Solicitors & Mediators and Soft Touch Arts which supported an innovative short-film project with young people in two Leicester Schools – Leicester High School for Girls and New College. The project resulted in the 3 short films made by young people to highlight the negative emotional effects of conflict caused by parental separation. Sometimes children become pulled into the conflict as an ally of one parent or they may be used by one or both parents as a “weapon” against the other.

2016 Films

The children can literally be “Pulled both Ways.” The films are being used to raise awareness within families facing relationship break-up about the importance of managing the process sensitively in order to protect their children from the negative impact of separation. The films are available as a tool to be used in mediation sessions with families, and from November 2016 onwards the films will be distributed to family mediation services in Leicestershire and beyond to use as a tool to engage families in mediation.

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June 7, 2015 By admin

Leicester Family Law Firm, Glynis Wright & Co – Joint Winners of “Law Firm of the Year 2015”

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Leicester’s Boutique Family Law firm

It has been only 4 years since the boutique family law firm Glynis Wright & Co first opened their doors as a new legal practice specialising in family law matters at 5 Bowling Green Street, Leicester. In that time, they have grown from two staff to eight and have become one of the fastest growing law firms in the East Midlands

 

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Leicestershire Law Society annual awards ball at Athena. top family law firm

top divorce lawyer leicesterOnly two weeks prior to that, I was awarded the accolade of ‘Highly Commended Lawyer of the Year 2015’ in a national competition. From the outset, I decided that my practice would specialise in only family law and mediation cases and that the lawyers recruited into the practice would be top of their game.

top divorce lawyer leicesterWe have three specialist family lawyers in our practice with over 50 years of family law experience between us. I think this is why so many people going through divorce or separation or other family law issues have chosen our practice. They know that family law is all that we do and they like the fact that we offer family mediation services too.”

 

 

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Leicester Family Law Firm, Glynis Wright & Co – Joint Winners of “Law Firm of the Year 2015”

 

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June 1, 2014 By admin

Unbundling of Family Law Services

As a result of the legal aid cut backs, family solicitors are now ‘unbundling’ their legal services to meet the demands of the emerging client base that cannot afford to instruct Solicitors on a traditional retainer basis.

For those of you who are going through the traumatic time of a family break up or are contemplating separation/divorce from your partner, the above news will be of help to you if you are worried about securing legal services that is affordable.

Effectively, unbundling allows you to obtain legal services on a pay as you go basis on areas of your case that you feel it is absolutely necessary for you get legal advice and /or representation without having to instruct your solicitor to have full conduct of your matter on a formal full retainer basis.
There will have to be a clear understanding about what steps your solicitor is instructed to undertake on your behalf e.g. providing initial advice on law and procedure, ad hoc advice to help you represent yourself in Court proceedings or checking and drafting documents.

The case will be ‘client-led’ as opposed to ‘solicitor-led’. This allows you to stay in control of your case and limits your legal costs moving forwards. So, your solicitor will offer legal services on what is known as a ‘partial retainer’. If you would like to find out more information about how this works in practice please see the Practice Note issued by the Law Society for Solicitors here.

This kind of service will only be suitable for those of you feel confident and competent to take control and charge of your case with bespoke services and support from your Solicitor.

If you are contemplating separation from your partner or you have already separated we recommend that you arrange an appointment with one our family law experts to obtain sound legal advice on your options. Please call 0844 225 2790 for an initial free telephone consultation.

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