July 2009

Plan For The Worst, Hope For The Best - Are Pre-Nuptial Agreements The Way Forward?

Wed, 01/07/2009 - 00:00 — Georgina Smith

A Court of Appeal decision over a divorced couple's pre-nuptial agreement could pave the way for such agreements to become legally binding in England and Wales.

In a case heard before the Court of Appeal in April 2009 involving Katrin Radmacher, a German heiress, the Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier court decision to award her ex-husband £5.8m of her £100m fortune despite their pre nuptial agreement.