Tax, actually
13 September 2012
Tax column
What happens when love and marriage go wrong? What is the current position of the English courts on pre-nuptial agreements?
The English have never taken to the idea of pre-nuptial agreements. Can you imagine Hugh Grant, in one of his roles as a charming gent, pausing at the crucial romantic moment to discuss the financial implications of what happens if the relationship hits the buffers? Quite. We resolutely take the view that pre-nuptials are unenforceable as binding contracts under...