Lamport Bassitt Solicitors - Legal News - Pre-nups not set to become binding, expert says


	LATEST LATEST LEGAL NEWS ARCHIVE		LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Pre-nups not set to become binding, expert says British courts are unlikely to determine that pre-nuptial agreements should be legally binding. That is the suggestion of Nancy Duffield, senior lecturer at the College of Law, who argued that such a decision is liable to be left to parliament. She was commenting on the case of Katrin Radmacher and Nicolas Granatino, which is being heard by the Supreme Court. While the Court of Appeal ruled that a pre-nup signed by the pair should be recognised and many expect the higher institution to do the same, Ms Duffield said that the agreement was a particularly important factor in this instance. But the same will not be said in other cases and the expert added: "Certainly the courts have been giving the impression that they won't say that pre-nuptials generally are going to be binding." According to Mr Duffield, the documents will probably remain the "preserve of the rich" until legislation governing them comes into effect. Related Articles: 11/5/2012 - Queen's Speech legal reforms welcomed 4/5/2012 - Create Lasting Power of Attorney before it's too late 2/5/2012 - Support for will writing regulation grows 25/4/2012 - Inheritance tax planning could net �450m a year in savings 17/4/2012 - Further regulation to encourage family mediation: justice minster More Individual Legal Services News