Alexandra Hampton | Assistant Case Editor (Queen Elizabeth Building)

Alex is a junior barrister at Queen Elizabeth Building. She is building a practice across the full spectrum of private family law.

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Aldoukhi v Abdullah [2021] EWHC 3086 (Fam)

Judgment date: 18 November 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2021/3086.html Moor J. W’s applications under TOLATA and Part III MFPA concerning three properties in London. H and W were Kuwaiti nationals. W had received a financial award from the Kuwait Court in 2019.

L v L [2021] EWFC B83

Judgment date: 05 November 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2021/B83.html HHJ Booth. Equal sharing of a combined c.£24m interest in a business acquired from H’s father prior to the 19-year marriage held to apply. H’s shareholding was restructured 3 years prior

Austin v Haynes [2021] EWCA Civ 1919

Judgment date: 15 December 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2021/1919.html Moylan LJ (judgment), Underhill LJ and Davies LJ. The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against, inter alia, (a) an interim charging order to enforce arrears of sums due under a consent order in

Her Royal Highness Haya Bint Al Hussein v His Highness Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum [2021] EWFC 94

Judgment date: 19 November 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2021/94.html Moor J. High profile applications by W under Schedule 1, Part III MFPA and the Married Women’s Property Act 1882 concluded with a record-breaking award. Lump sum awarded to W of £251.5m

UD v DN (Schedule 1, Children Act 1989; Capital Provision) [2021] EWCA Civ 1947

Judgment date: 21 December 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2021/1947.html Moylan LJ (judgment), King LJ and Newey LJ. The Court of Appeal allowed a father’s appeal against a settlement of property order in favour of the parties’ two younger children (17 and 12

A v R (Financial Remedy: Pension Offsetting) (Rev1) [2021] EWFC B102

Judgment date: 08 December 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2021/B102.html DDJ M Davies. H (66) and W (52) were married for 21 years, with three children. The liquid assets were £933,495, with £552,900 of equity in the FMH, and both parties held

Alexandra Hampton | Assistant Case Editor

Alex is a junior barrister at Queen Elizabeth Building. She is building a practice across the full spectrum of private family law, with a particular focus on financial remedies.