When you are first required to attend in Court to answer to the charge, the charge (and the particulars of the criminal offence that was allegedly committed by you) will be formally read and explained to you in Court in the language which you understand and by an interpreter if necessary. The charge will contain…
The Court will divide / apportion your matrimonial assets in a fair manner after considering a range of factors. These factors include: Contributions made by you and your spouse towards acquiring, improving or maintaining the matrimonial assets (e.g. income and capital investment). The more contributions to the asset acquisition, the more the Court is likely…
When you have been formally charged for committing a criminal offence, you will need to attend Court to answer to or defend the charge. You will be charged when the investigations conducted by the Police or enforcement agencies have been concluded and they have decided that there is sufficient evidence or reason to formally take…
The Court can order the division of any matrimonial asset. The Court will divide your matrimonial assets based according to an apportionment that is just and fair by giving adequate and appropriate weight to you and your spouse’s direct and indirect contribution towards the marriage. Direct contributions include financial contributions made towards the acquisition or…
Once all the witnesses have completed their testimonies and given evidence at the trial, the Prosecution and Defence (i.e. you or your lawyer) will present oral or written closing submissions by each summarising the evidence presented at the trial and providing reasons why the Judge should accept their respective evidence and why the Judge should…