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Radmacher v Granatino

[2010] UKSC 42
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2010
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Pre-nuptial agreements should be given decisive weight where freely entered into with full appreciation of implications, unless unfair to hold parties to them.

Key Principle

Pre-nuptial agreements should be given decisive weight where they are freely entered into with a full appreciation of the implications, unless it would be unfair to hold the parties to the agreement.

Area of Law

family

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