This event will launch the findings of the first nationally representative study in England and Wales of the financial and property arrangements that people make when they divorce. The project has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation and the research provides essential data to inform the current debates on how the law should be reformed. The presentation of the findings is particularly timely given the Law Commission’s review of the law of financial remedies in England and Wales.

The discussion will be chaired by Professor Nicholas Hopkins of the Law Commission, with presentations from the Fair Shares research team and Q&A from the audience.

This is a hybrid event, with in-person places limited. Tickets are free of charge. The link on this page is to book an in-person ticket. If you wish to book an online ticket, please use this alternative link.

Hot and cold drinks will be available at the end of the event. Please let us know if you have any accessibility or dietary requirements.

To find out more about the Fair Shares project, please visit our webpage: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/law/fair-shares-project/

Or email us at: fairshares-project@bristol.ac.uk

Fair Shares is led by Professor Emma Hitchings (Bristol University) in partnership with Caroline Bryson and Dr Susan Purdon (Bryson Purdon Social Research), Professor Emerita Gillian Douglas (King’s College, London) and Dr Jenny Birchall (Bristol University).

Fair Shares? Sorting out money and property on divorce