In numbers…
1970 - The year the couple married
2013 - The year the couple separated
43 - years of marriage
£30 million - The cost of the mansion in Hertfordshire that the couple moved to before they separated
£6.1 million - The legal bill so far
£66 million - Dr Khoo’s claimed net worth
£440 million - His net worth according to Ms Chai, the ex-wife of Dr Khoo
21 - Days given to Khoo Kay Peng to make a settlement offer to his wife in this big money divorce
7 - Days given to Ms Chai to say what offer she is willing to accept
1st of its kind - The description of the order by Georgina Hamblin who is acting on behalf of Ms Chai
15 days - expected length of the full court hearing if the parties still cannot settle.….Let’s hope that it doesn’t get to that! It’s already one of the most expensive divorces to come before English courts.
Full story and stats from The Telegraph, to read more click here
Friday, 19 February 2016
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
The strange case of the ‘alleged’ Tipp-Ex doctored documents
Sally Nightingale is fighting to see her former husband jailed as she claimed she had been deliberately mislead, after accusing him of doctoring important documents with Tipp-Ex.
The details are being argued in the Family Division of the High Court in London.
Mr Nightingale had previously agreed to give his wife a quarter (worth approximately £1.5 million) of his holding in a Dublin computer systems firm. The amount became significantly reduced - a meagre £75, as he claimed the sale had been ‘very hard work’ and he had only received £330.
Patric Chamberlain QC who is representing Mrs Nightingale, highlighted that despite being ordered to do so Mr Nightingale had not produced all of the relevant documents. Adding that ‘it became clear that he had doctored documents with Tipp-Ex and covered up photocopying in order to conceal the truth’.
The case is set to return to the High Court at a later date and I will be interested to see the outcome to this.
I think we can all learn that creatively using Tipp-Ex on important documents is certainly not right nor a clever thing to to do!
Read more on this Telegraph story here.
The details are being argued in the Family Division of the High Court in London.
Mr Nightingale had previously agreed to give his wife a quarter (worth approximately £1.5 million) of his holding in a Dublin computer systems firm. The amount became significantly reduced - a meagre £75, as he claimed the sale had been ‘very hard work’ and he had only received £330.
Patric Chamberlain QC who is representing Mrs Nightingale, highlighted that despite being ordered to do so Mr Nightingale had not produced all of the relevant documents. Adding that ‘it became clear that he had doctored documents with Tipp-Ex and covered up photocopying in order to conceal the truth’.
The case is set to return to the High Court at a later date and I will be interested to see the outcome to this.
I think we can all learn that creatively using Tipp-Ex on important documents is certainly not right nor a clever thing to to do!
Read more on this Telegraph story here.
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Crowdfunding a divorce
Sara McNally from Liverpool has come up with a rather interesting way to try and raise funds for her and her husband Neil to move on with their lives....
Telling the Liverpool Echo that turning to the crowdfunding website GoFundMe was a last resort, Sara admitted that she “felt like such a failure, but would regret it if I did not look at every possible option.”
Her initial aim - to raise anything up to a £30,000 target, was in order that they could to pay back a £25,000 loan that Sara and her husband took out to help pay for their house. Ultimately looking to the paying public to donate as much money as possible, to help with their financial state throughout their divorce and beyond.
Now I certainly don’t want to knock an original idea, but I’m not sure that everyone will be rushing to help with the donations! And guess what, when I tired to click on the link the page could not be found. So I’m guessing that is the message that Sara got too!
Telling the Liverpool Echo that turning to the crowdfunding website GoFundMe was a last resort, Sara admitted that she “felt like such a failure, but would regret it if I did not look at every possible option.”
Her initial aim - to raise anything up to a £30,000 target, was in order that they could to pay back a £25,000 loan that Sara and her husband took out to help pay for their house. Ultimately looking to the paying public to donate as much money as possible, to help with their financial state throughout their divorce and beyond.
Now I certainly don’t want to knock an original idea, but I’m not sure that everyone will be rushing to help with the donations! And guess what, when I tired to click on the link the page could not be found. So I’m guessing that is the message that Sara got too!
Tuesday, 5 January 2016
Cheating made easy app
Happy New Year one and all.
2016 seems to have started with some good news for those cheaters out there! Whilst this story made me laugh this week, I can't help but think that in many ways, technology is getting to the point where it is somewhat detrimental to long lasting relationships.
Swytch - a revolutionary app, allows users to have up to five additional mobile phone numbers on their existing smartphone. As The Mirror reported, Chris Michael, CEO and Co-Founder of the app said:
‘’while this [app] may assist people who have already decided to have affairs, I cannot believe that would be a factor in their decision to start one…Facebook made it easier to meet people and dating app Tinder literally made it easier to hook up with people. There will always be innovative services bringing great value to the users they were built for, and they will always end up being hijacked by a marginal number of users with ulterior motives."
So agreed - Swytch is not going to give cause to cheat in the beginning, but is definitely going to help those who wish to hide something. Let’s hope that many individuals see sense and instead choose to talk through relationship problems rather than living double lives.
Mediation is a process to help couples who are on the cusp or have decided to separate or divorce to talk things through. As a trained mediator, I can help you reach agreement about how to make the best arrangements for the future.
2016 seems to have started with some good news for those cheaters out there! Whilst this story made me laugh this week, I can't help but think that in many ways, technology is getting to the point where it is somewhat detrimental to long lasting relationships.
Swytch - a revolutionary app, allows users to have up to five additional mobile phone numbers on their existing smartphone. As The Mirror reported, Chris Michael, CEO and Co-Founder of the app said:
‘’while this [app] may assist people who have already decided to have affairs, I cannot believe that would be a factor in their decision to start one…Facebook made it easier to meet people and dating app Tinder literally made it easier to hook up with people. There will always be innovative services bringing great value to the users they were built for, and they will always end up being hijacked by a marginal number of users with ulterior motives."
So agreed - Swytch is not going to give cause to cheat in the beginning, but is definitely going to help those who wish to hide something. Let’s hope that many individuals see sense and instead choose to talk through relationship problems rather than living double lives.
Mediation is a process to help couples who are on the cusp or have decided to separate or divorce to talk things through. As a trained mediator, I can help you reach agreement about how to make the best arrangements for the future.
Wednesday, 30 December 2015
January to see a 300% predicted rise for divorce inquiries
It is a tough time of year for many and according to new research the season of love and goodwill shall be over for some, all too quickly into the new year.
Co-operative legal services anticipate that a 332% rise in divorce inquiries will happen in January compared with enquiries over the last four months.
It was also thought that despite the timing, Christmas was not actually to blame for relationship breakdowns - more-so any split was already likely, but that couples would delay making any announcement until after the festive break.
As the Guardian reports, when asked why divorcees held off until after celebratory occasions, the research group gave these reasonings:
- Not wanting to spoil proceedings was the most common reason, with 43% saying this was the case
- A third wanted to have one last Christmas as a family
- A tenth of divorcees did not want to upset others
- Nearly a third (32%) had not yet confirmed they were going to get divorced
I hope that you all had a relaxing and harmonious Christmas. If your thoughts are now moving towards divorce or you believe separation may be the right path come the new year, then please talk somebody - there are often resolutions to be found.
Co-operative legal services anticipate that a 332% rise in divorce inquiries will happen in January compared with enquiries over the last four months.
It was also thought that despite the timing, Christmas was not actually to blame for relationship breakdowns - more-so any split was already likely, but that couples would delay making any announcement until after the festive break.
As the Guardian reports, when asked why divorcees held off until after celebratory occasions, the research group gave these reasonings:
- Not wanting to spoil proceedings was the most common reason, with 43% saying this was the case
- A third wanted to have one last Christmas as a family
- A tenth of divorcees did not want to upset others
- Nearly a third (32%) had not yet confirmed they were going to get divorced
I hope that you all had a relaxing and harmonious Christmas. If your thoughts are now moving towards divorce or you believe separation may be the right path come the new year, then please talk somebody - there are often resolutions to be found.
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
May the force...and true love be with you!
I’ve been away from my blogs for a little while - I'm sorry!
I’m now back and taking keen interest in what’s going on in the news at the moment….this story has recently made me smile.
With the premier of the 7th instalment due for general release tomorrow, LA’s love (and obsession) with the Star Wars franchise shows no signs of stopping as over 130 people have spent days camping for the forthcoming big screening.
To add to the sense of drama and ‘Hollywood’ there is a Star Wars themed wedding to take place! Caroline Ritter - an Australian and Andrew Porters have been queuing since the 5th December and will say ‘’I Do’’ in a ceremony in the queue, outside of the cinema.
Ritter has said that she will be wearing a classic white dress with ‘handmade crystal x-wing star fighters on it’, Darth Vader is due to escort Ritter down the aisle and of course corporate America has got involved as numerous sponsors are supplying items for the wedding including Baskin-Robbins providing a Star Wars-themed wedding cake.
Love and marriage starts and indeed works in many mysterious ways! I wish them all the best and no one can deny that their marriage hasn’t started without a shared interest and joint hobby!
To read the full article in The Guardian please click here:
I’m now back and taking keen interest in what’s going on in the news at the moment….this story has recently made me smile.
With the premier of the 7th instalment due for general release tomorrow, LA’s love (and obsession) with the Star Wars franchise shows no signs of stopping as over 130 people have spent days camping for the forthcoming big screening.
To add to the sense of drama and ‘Hollywood’ there is a Star Wars themed wedding to take place! Caroline Ritter - an Australian and Andrew Porters have been queuing since the 5th December and will say ‘’I Do’’ in a ceremony in the queue, outside of the cinema.
Ritter has said that she will be wearing a classic white dress with ‘handmade crystal x-wing star fighters on it’, Darth Vader is due to escort Ritter down the aisle and of course corporate America has got involved as numerous sponsors are supplying items for the wedding including Baskin-Robbins providing a Star Wars-themed wedding cake.
Love and marriage starts and indeed works in many mysterious ways! I wish them all the best and no one can deny that their marriage hasn’t started without a shared interest and joint hobby!
To read the full article in The Guardian please click here:
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Aunt sues nephew over ‘unreasonable greeting’
25 minutes…The time taken for the Connecticut jury to decide that Jennifer Connell would receive zero damages for her broken wrist - an injury she had after an over enthusiastic greeting from her nephew - The New York Daily News reports.
Now-12-years-old, Sean Tarala had been sued by Connell for $127,000 in damages after he accidentally broke her wrist when he was 8.
Sean’s lawyer said the only thing the boy is guilty of is “trying to give his aunt a hug on his birthday.”
Connell’s lawyer William Beckert. “She is not here enjoying a moment of this.” But Sean “should have known better.”
Sean’s family has declined to comment, but I’m guessing she won’t be invited to many birthday parties in the future.
Hey, what’s that saying - you can’t choose your family!
Now-12-years-old, Sean Tarala had been sued by Connell for $127,000 in damages after he accidentally broke her wrist when he was 8.
Sean’s lawyer said the only thing the boy is guilty of is “trying to give his aunt a hug on his birthday.”
Connell’s lawyer William Beckert. “She is not here enjoying a moment of this.” But Sean “should have known better.”
Sean’s family has declined to comment, but I’m guessing she won’t be invited to many birthday parties in the future.
Hey, what’s that saying - you can’t choose your family!
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