Elizabeth Bowden

Elizabeth Bowden

Elizabeth Bowden is a barrister at College Chambers. She specialises in financial remedies, including TOLATA matters. Elizabeth particularly enjoys ca...

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JL v NN [2024] EWHC 1489

Judgment date: 25 April 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/1489 Williams J allowed W’s appeal on the basis that the judge failed to explicitly evaluate critical evidence and reach clear conclusions. Williams J confirmed that the burden of proof for fraud and dishonesty in the

N v J [2024] EWFC 184

Judgment date: 15 July 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/184 Peel J’s view is that it is unlikely that domestic abuse would have a material impact on the vast majority of financial remedy cases, such that it would need to be litigated. Peel J uses the

Rotenberg v Rotenberg & Ors [2024] EWFC 185

Judgment date: 15 July 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/185 Peel J accepts the existence of the Thwaite jurisdiction. Where the landscape on the ground was very different from that which was envisaged at the time of the order an executory order could be reframed under the

VS v OP (Litigation Misconduct, Quasi-Inquisitorial Approach and Inferences) [2024] EWFC 190 (B)

Judgment date: 18 July 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/190 Recorder Chandler KC’s final order was 67% to H and 33% to W, the non-compliant party, and an SPP order in W’s favour even though she did not attend, had not made full disclosure

Simon v (1) Simon (2) Integro Funding Limited (‘Level’) [2024] EWFC 160

Judgment date: 02 July 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/160 Peel J. The last instalment in the Simon v Simon & Level family court litigation. Level’s civil claim is yet to be determined. Peel J found that the family court cannot make a distributive order upon

Gudmundsson v Lin [2024] EWHC 1576 (Fam)

Judgment date: 21 June 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/1576 Peel J does his best to put into practice the intention of the original financial remedies order, despite H depriving W of 50% of the FMH by not informing the court that there was a bankruptcy

Brown v Brown [2024] EWFC 181 (B)

Judgment date: 26 April 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/181 DJ Dodsworth. A useful insight to a district judge level approach to contempt proceedings in financial remedies. H’s failure to file a Form E and CETV for pension. Summary W’s application for contempt. In