Pre-nuptial agreements and inheritance aspects in financial remedy cases

This webinar will examine the law and practice of pre and post nuptial agreements. A useful tool when a couple is looking to get married or enter a civil partnership and when advising on division of family assets following marital breakdown.

This webinar will cover the following:

• When may prenuptial agreement be relevant?
• What is the impact of Radmacher v. Granatino [2010] UKSC 42. What principles emerge from this case?
• Are pre-nuptial agreements binding, and what are the benefits of such agreements?
• Nuptial agreements and meeting needs – Consideration of Ipekci v McConnell [2019] EWFC 19 and Robson v. Robson [2010] EWCA Civ. 1171
• Distinction between marital and non-marital property – WX v HX (Treatment of Matrimonial and Non- Matrimonial Property) [2021] EWHC 241 (Fam)
• Impact of WC v HC [2022] EWFC 22 – undue influence and impact upon a pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreement
• Non-material disclosure in negotiating the pre-nuptial agreement. Consideration of TRNS v TRNK [2023] EWFC 133
• Impact of HD v WB [2023] EWFC 2 – the effect of a pre-nuptial agreement
• What about future inheritance? Can this be taken into account? Consideration of Alireza v Radwan and Others [2017] EWCA Civ. 1545