UK court declines to follow terms of French-style prenuptial agreement In the case of Y v Y Lady Justice Roberts threw out a French-style prenuptial agreement – a contrat de marriage – which a French couple living in London signed 48 hours before their wedding. Prenuptial agreements, including French-style contract de marriage, are not strictly…
The Law Commission has released a long-awaited report which suggests that pre-nuptial agreements should be legally binding in the event of a divorce. The report follows three years of consultation, during which the Law Commission received 150 responses from members of the public, lawyers and other professionals and organisations. The full report includes a draft…