Tini Owens remains married, albeit reluctantly, to her husband, Hugh, after the Supreme Court refused her appeal last week. Although her high-profile case has boosted calls for divorce law reform, however, solicitor and NLJ columnist David Burrows thinks Mrs Owens might have had her decree nisi by now if her case had been handled differently. He writes that ‘in the course of the judgments of Lord Wilson and Lady Hale, disturbing elements of the way the case had been put before the court below emerged’. In this week’s NLJ, Burrows investigates whether all the relevant evidence was heard.
09 August 2018
Owens: evidence matters
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Debevoise & Plimpton—Mary Lavelle
Debevoise expands London secondaries team with addition of Mary Lavelle
Excello Law—Hestia Private Client
Excello Law welcomes ex-Irwin Mitchell team to launch Hestia Private Client
Carpmaels & Ransford—Christopher Stothers
Heavyweight patent litigator will bolster Carpmaels Ransford’s rapidly growing Litigation team as firm marks its 250th anniversary
NEWS
Lawyers have welcomed plans to create specialist rape and serious sex offences courtrooms at every Crown Court
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
