Ii. Regression and Reform in the Law of Domicile

Development summary

Peter McEleavy’s article in the International and Comparative Law Quarterly records that, in the United Kingdom, the law of domicile has remained largely unchanged despite more than half a century of criticism, while other common law jurisdictions have enacted legislation to modernise the concept. It also notes that reform initiatives in Britain have often faltered not on the substance of the proposals, but because of political expediency and pressure from overseas business interests concerned about wider fiscal exposure.