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Voidable Marriages
Can a declaration of non-recognition of a voidable overseas marriage, where at least one of the parties is domiciled in England and Wales, lawfully be made?
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- Void Marriage
!20/09/2023 12:18
Financial Remedies Practice 2023/24 – a Review
A review of Financial Remedies Practice 2023/24, by Kathryn Cassells, Senior associate, Vaitilingam Kay.
- Blog
- Financial Remedies
- Book Review
!05/09/2023 21:56
To Deduct or Not to Deduct: That Remains the Question After Collardeau-Fuchs
Regarding a lesser commented upon aspect of Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead’s speech in White v White [2000] 2 FLR 981.
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- Financial Remedies
- Net Values
!05/09/2023 08:38
Koukash v Koukash – Can a Party Waive Privilege on Their Own WP Offer?
The heightened importance of negotiating openly and reasonably has led to parties seeking to unilaterally open up without prejudice offers, based on a misunderstanding of the distinction between without prejudice privilege and legal professional privilege. Both are common law rules and affect the admissibility of evidence. However they otherwise have nothing to do with one another.
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- Waiver of Privilege
- Costs
- Privilege
!01/09/2023 10:04
DH v RH
In their recent article for the Financial Remedies Journal, ‘Living under an LSPO’, Amy Scollan and Henry Hood explored the many challenges of those operating under a Legal Services Payment Order and the need for Court of Appeal guidance. The recent judgment in DH v RH [2023] EWFC 111 creates further cause for concern.
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- Legal Services Payment Orders
!21/08/2023 08:08
Latest cases
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Cazalet v Abu-Zalaf [2023] EWCA Civ 106522 September 2023
King, Moylan and Peter Jackson LJJ. An appeal brought against the decision of Mostyn J concerning the approach the court should take when faced with an application to rescind a decree nisi.
- Cases
- Setting Aside a Decree Nisi
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Simon v (1) Simon (2) Integro Funding Limited (‘Level’) [2023] EWCA Civ 104815 September 2023
King LJ, Moylan LJ and Popplewell LJ. Appeal concerning the role of a litigation lender in financial remedy proceedings.
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- Joinder of Third Parties
- Appeals
- Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)
- Trusts
- Litigation Funding
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McLean v Mclean & Ors [2023] EWHC 1735 (Fam)10 July 2023
Roberts J. An appeal of a final order by the H and five companies of which the H was the sole or majority shareholder following a final hearing conducted in their absence.
- Cases
- Applications To Adjourn
- Adverse Inferences
- Joinder of Third Parties
- Companies
- Appeals
- Disclosure
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J v A [2023] EWFC 13221 July 2023
H's application for a stay of the English divorce proceedings commenced by W, in favour of his competing Nigerian divorce petition.
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- Forum Conveniens
- Jurisdiction
- divorce
- Domicile
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BF v LE [2023] EWHC 2009 (Fam)31 July 2023
Mrs Justice Lieven. Appeal on the grounds (1) W lacked mental capacity at the final hearing on 9 September 2019 before DJ Parry and (2) a lack of participation directions and special measures. W suffered mental health issues and had alleged H had been a p…
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- Participatory Directions
- Appeals
- Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)
- Special Measures