Mr Villiers has now challenged that ruling in the
Court of
Appeal in London, arguing that an English
judge had no right to periodical payments in England when there was an ongoing
Scottish divorce.
This increase in diminution claims can be contrasted with the dearth of case law providing guidance on the appropriate principles that should be applied to them; this writer's research uncovered one
Court of Appeal authority from 1974, one Scottish appellate decision, one district judge - level judgment on Lawtel and a handful of brief reports on county court - level cases on current
Court of
Appeal authority from 1974, one
Scottish appellate decision, one district
judge - level judgment on Lawtel and a handful of brief reports on county
court - level cases on current
court - level cases on current law.