Family laws in England and Wales that provide judges with substantial discretion when dividing assets on divorce have long been a matter of vociferous debate in legal circles. The laws were challenged again recently by Mr Justice Mostyn, in an effort to influence a change in the legislation governing financial remedies.
Having campaigned on the issue for years, Mr Justice Mostyn’s latest call for a “rules-based system” to determine financial remedies on divorce seems, on the fac...