AB v CD [2025] EWFC 253 (B)
DJ Dodsworth’s short judgment gives a blueprint of how not to prepare a case for trial, and how not to make a relief from sanctions application.
Elizabeth Bowden
read moreBC v BC [2025] EWFC 236
Peel J. Save for four specific matters, parties cannot refer to what happened at the pFDR. The Financial Remedies Court – Primary Principles paragraph 8 issued by Mostyn J and HHJ Hess goes too far by saying that the court should be told that offers were made and that an was indication given.
THR v WAT [2025] EWHC 1125 (Fam)
Judgment date: 17 March 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2025/1125
HHJ Hess (sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court) navigated his way through an Xydhias puzzle. Parties informed the judge they were Xydhias-bound but then argued over (i) a £2m asset, (ii) costs, (iii)
Prenups Aren’t ‘Sign and Done’: Why Reviews Matter Just as Much as the Ring
I am a big fan of prenuptial/pre-civil partnership agreements (‘prenups’) because, at the very least, both parties are forced to have really open and transparent conversations about money, finances, goals and aspirations. If you think about it, anyone looking to make marriage/civil partnership vows should do this before
DSD v MJW (Costs of MPS) [2025] EWFC 119 (B)
Judgment date: 24 April 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/119
DDJ David Hodson. Proportionality and maintenance pending suit (MPS), a cautionary tale. In this case the DDJ concluded that the game was very much not worth the candle, and the application turned out to be very
Kathryn Elizabeth Norman v Michael Ian Norman [2025] EWFC 107 (B)
Judgment date: 17 April 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/107
District Judge Veal. Alleged material non-disclosure, W’s totally without merit application issued in October 2024 after seven rounds of litigation including W’s D50K application, settled by agreement, made when she knew about H’s
TO v GA (Financial Remedies: Deferred Sale) [2024] EWFC 405 (B)
Judgment date: 12 November 2024
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/405
Deputy District Judge Harrop publishes a judgment as a good example of the decisions district judges have to make in ‘everyday’ financial remedy cases.
Summary
W early 40s, employed FT, but limited earning capacity due to