Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 - Section 25: Key legislation that outlines the factors courts must consider when making financial provision orders in divorce proceedings, including financial settlements and property division
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 - Sections 23-24: Statutory provisions governing financial provision orders and property adjustment orders in matrimonial proceedings
Civil Partnership Act 2004: Legislation that may be relevant for comparative provisions and ensuring compliance with civil partnership regulations in financial agreements
Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42: Supreme Court landmark case establishing that courts should give effect to nuptial agreements provided they are freely entered into, with full understanding of implications
MacLeod v MacLeod [2008] UKPC 64: Privy Council case specifically addressing post-nuptial agreements, confirming their contractual enforceability under English law
Human Rights Act 1998 - Article 1 Protocol 1: Protection of property rights that must be considered in financial agreements
Human Rights Act 1998 - Article 8: Right to respect for private and family life, which must be balanced in financial agreements
Contract Law - General Principles: Fundamental principles including capacity to contract, undue influence, and misrepresentation that affect validity of post-nuptial agreements
Family Procedure Rules 2010: Procedural rules governing family proceedings, including requirements for financial disclosure and procedural aspects of matrimonial agreements
