Simon acted for Tini Owens in her unsuccessful divorce appeal to the Supreme Court in 2018 and which provided the catalyst for the change in legislation.
First published online in the Financial Times on 23 January 2022 and reproduced with kind permission.
Simon Beccle is a family law specialist and Partner in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach. For further information, please contact Simon by email or telephone on 020 7465 4300.
Additional information on the background to the introduction of no-fault divorce in the UK
June 2021: Introduction delayed from 2021 to 2022
No fault divorce reforms off the table for 2021
No fault divorce delay disappointing but not surprising say UK family lawyers
June 2020: The Bill receives Royal Assent
Commentary by Simon Beccle on the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/contents/enacted
June 2019: The Bill is first introduced in Parliament
April 2019:
Simon Beccle: Divorce Law’s new ‘no fault’ legislation
Divorce Law: new no fault legislation will end blame game for married couples
February 2019:
Autumn 2018: Consultation paper published by the Justice Secretary
July 2018: The Supreme Court Judgment
Simon Beccle: Justices deny divorce for Tini Owens but seek new law
