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Sarah AlJourani

Sharia Series: Arranged, Forced, and Love Marriages

Marriage is a significant institution in Islam, emphasizing companionship, mutual respect, and familial ties. Many Muslims are aware of a...

20/11/24
Sarah AlJourani

Sharia Series; Mahr and the English court system.

Mahr (sometimes referred to as mehr) is an obligatory gift provided by a husband to his wife at the time of an Islamic marriage. There is...

29/09/23
Yousafa Hazara

A Guide To Sharia Compliant Wills

As with every other aspect of life, Islam has specific laws for the disposal of one’s property after death. The Holy Quran sets out the...

20/06/23
Irwin Mitchell

Sharia Law and Charitable Giving

Research shows that Muslim donors give significant amounts to charitable causes. Giving to charity has always been of fundamental...

25/03/24
Sarah AlJourani

Sharia Series: Marriage And Divorce In Dubai

The Office of National Statistics reported that in the year ending June 2023, 508,000 British nationals had emigrated out of the UK long...

26/01/24
Marie Kilgallen

Standish v Standish and the future of wealth protection

 “When does non-matrimonial property become matrimonial property in the context of financial remedy proceedings, and how should the...

24/07/25
Sarah AlJourani

Sharia Series: Married at Four Sights. The recognition of Polygamy in Sharia and English Law

Polygamy is the practice of having more than one spouse simultaneously, and it’s often a topic that generates much debate. The topic of...

07/10/24
Hannah McCrindle

Family Law Considerations of Relocation to Middle East

Relocating to the Middle East can present many exciting opportunities and there are myriad reasons why families, divorced and separated...

19/11/24
Suzi Denton

Landmark Court Of Appeal Decision Sheds Light On Treatment Of Pre-Marital Wealth, The Sharing Principle And The ‘Matrimonialisation’ Of Assets

In this recent Court of Appeal case, the court considered how money which was generated in part prior to a marriage should be treated on...

24/05/24
Ros Bever

UK Supreme Court Clarifies Property Division in Divorce: What Standish v Standish Means for HNW Individuals

The Supreme Court today handed down its long-awaited decision in Standish v Standish, a landmark case concerning the treatment of...

02/07/25
Irwin Mitchell

Has an English court really recognised Sharia Law?

This week saw the 'landmark' divorce ruling by the English High Court that 'recognised Sharia law'. But what does the decision really...

06/08/18
Yousafa Hazara

Big inheritance tax changes for expats with assets in the UAE

The UAE government unveils huge legislative changes to inheritance tax laws which removes the requirement for non-Muslims to have...

11/11/20
Sarah AlJourani

Sharia Series; talaq, talaq, talaq – a triple threat? A look at the validation of Islamic divorce.

Earlier in this Sharia Series, I explored Islamic marriage, the process and the recognition, highlighting the key requirements for an...

30/11/23
Irwin Mitchell

Documents rectified by court following mistake by advisor

A helpful judgment summarizing the circumstances where documents can be rectified to give effect to the parties intentions following a...

09/11/15
April Wood

Pension Sharing on divorce – comparing England and Australia

According to statistics from the Australian government, at the end of June 2022, over 1.1 million people who were born in the United...

18/09/24
Irwin Mitchell

Cohabitee Dispute - Barnes v Phillips [2015] EWCA Civ 1056

This is an interesting case for cohabitees - Barnes v Phillips [2015] EWCA Civ 1056 . This appeal judgment concerned the purchase of a...

16/11/15
Sarah AlJourani

Sharia Series; validity of marriage, a focus on Tousi v Gaydukova [2023]

The Office of National Statistics recorded that in 2019, there were 219,850 legally valid marriages in England and Wales. The number of...

30/08/23
Jodie Buck

Scholastic CEO leaves Harry Potter fortune to lover

Scholastic CEO, Richard Robinson had a $1.2 billion stake in the Harry Potter publishing company. He died suddenly in June 2021. His Will...

10/08/21
Sarah AlJourani

Sharia Series; void, voidable or non-marriage?

There are currently 3,868,133 Muslims in England and Wales (6.5% of the population.) It’s therefore no surprise that the Law Commission...

30/10/23
Sarah AlJourani

Islamic Finance In Residential Property Transactions

Faith groups across the globe have long tried, with varying degrees of success, to give legal weight to religious principles which apply...

24/03/23
Irwin Mitchell

Richest man to divorce

After 25 years, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie are set to divorce. In a joint statement the pair said "After a long...

14/01/19
Sarah AlJourani

Divorcing In Dubai? What You Need To Know About Relationships In The UAE

The Office for National Statistics reported that in the year ending June 2023, 508,000 British nationals had emigrated out of the UK -...

14/03/24
Joanne Moseley

Irwin Mitchell win injunction allowing senior Cardiologist to return to work

A senior consultant doctor has won the right to return to full duties at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, against the wishes of his...

14/09/18
Irwin Mitchell

Former pilot wins equal share of his late mother's £1.5m estate

The High Court has today given its judgment in a case where a wealthy former pilot was in dispute with his two sisters over their late...

26/06/19
Irwin Mitchell

Family Business Week: Keeping it in the family - divorce and the family business

By Connie Smith, Family Law solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Family businesses are different; they have a long-term outlook driven by ensuring...

24/11/21
Phillip Rhodes

European Commission Pensions and Divorce

When considering financial settlements as part of a divorce in England and Wales, the Family Court has wide-ranging powers to make orders...

15/07/24
Irwin Mitchell

Capital gains tax is the fast growing tax

HMRC's capital gains tax take has risen 43 percent in the last year. Why? Well, the increase is due to property and shares increasing...

05/11/15
Irwin Mitchell

IHT implications of leaving shared property by will

The recent decision in Margaret Vincent v HMRC raises important issues in relation to will drafting and estate planning. The FTT found...

06/01/20
Irwin Mitchell

“One day all this will be yours – or will it?”

The High Court in Bristol handed down its decision earlier this week in the case of Guest v Guest [2019] EWHC 869 (Ch), which is yet...

01/05/19
Hayley Bruce

Government Announces Changes to Residential Property Transactions

This weekend, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government unveiled a plan to revolutionise the home buying and selling...

11/02/25