A lawyer who complained he had been ordered to give more than half his disposable income to his estranged wife has lost the most recent round of a divorce court fight. The man said an order made by Judge Mark Everall at a hearing in the Central Family Court in London left his estranged wife
A former managing partner of a law firm in Bradford, who is serving a prison sentence for fraud, has admitted his role in the issuing of false divorce certificates. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found that Mohammed Ayub, 56, had failed to supervise a work experience student who provided three couples with falsified decree absolutes while
A woman is demanding a share of her ex-husbands earnings on top of a £10m divorce payout, the court of appeal has heard. The marriage of Kim Waggott, 49, with William Waggott, 54, ended after his ‘multiple affairs.’ The couple married in 2000 and have a teenage daughter. Ms Waggott is arguing that she is
A man has been jailed after he faked a relative’s will to prevent a charity benefitting from a multi-million pound legacy. Paul Coppola, 65, admitted forging the signature of Desiderio Coppola just days before his death. The deceased left his £7m estate to be divided between his family and wished for the balance to be left to
A novice landlord said she fought a legal battle to regain possession of her rental property but was horrified to find it trashed and covered in faeces. Angela Leeming, 62, says she spent more than £10,000 in court costs, damage repairs and lost rent. Leeming said her tenant left dog and cat faeces on carpets
A property tycoon who claimed his estranged wife was not entitled to a share of his fortune because their marriage certificate was fake has settled a High Court dispute. Asif Aziz said last month that he and his estranged wife Tagilde Aziz were both born abroad and obtained a “fake” marriage certificate so a child they
A landlord was found to be renting a “coffin-like” cupboard to a man in London as a room. Inspectors for Newham Council discovered the one-metre by two-metre understairs space in an overcrowded house in Beckton. According to the council, the four-bedroom house had already been fitted with 11 “sleeping spaces,” with bunk beds crammed into single rooms. Officers also discovered serious fire
A senior High Court judge has suggested that couples could be committing accidental bigamy after he cancelled 21 divorces organised by a disgraced former barrister. Sir James Munby, the president of the High Court’s family division, said Khalik Bhatoo used false addresses on the divorce petitions and had forged signatures and filled out forms on
Couples will be able to apply for divorce online as part of a £1 billion reform of the justice system. The scheme is being tested at three sites in the UK and is due to be extended to other centres in the coming months, the Ministry of Justice said. It is part of a £1bn