Jasmine Knapman (29 Bedford Row)

Jasmine Knapman (29 Bedford Row)

Jasmine Knapman recently joined 29 Bedford Row as a junior tenant, following successful completion of her pupillage. Jasmine welcomes instructions in all areas of family law.

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A v N [2025] EWFC 371 (B)

Recorder Christopher Stirling. Final hearing in FR proceedings involving an intervener claim from W's elderly mother. Guidance given as to how the representations of third parties should be balanced against the needs of the spouses in accordance with s 24A(6) of the MCA 1973.

A Local Authority v X (Attendance of Experts) [2025] EWFC 137

Judgment date: 03 June 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/137 MacDonald J gave guidance on the question of when and how the court is to exercise its case management power to enable an expert to attend a hearing to give oral evidence under FPR 25.9(2)

X v Y [2025] EWHC 727 (Fam)

Judgment date: 11 March 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2025/727 Trowell J. Wife’s unsuccessful appeal against the rejection of her Barrell application to reopen a final order in a needs case following the husband’s father’s death. Trowell J agreed with the trial judge

Mainwaring v Bailey [2024] EWHC 2614 (Fam)

Judgment date: 16 October 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/2614 A summary of the substantive appeal decision to which this costs judgment relates can be found here. A blog post discussing litigants in person and the FRC can be found here. Henke J ordered the husband

IN v CH [2024] EWFC 233

Judgment date: 08 July 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/233 Mr Stephen Trowell KC. The husband and wife made competing applications for an order for sale in respect of the matrimonial home and a yacht. The court found that the wife did not have a beneficial interest

A v M (No 2) [2024] EWFC 214

Judgment date: 01 August 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/214 Sir Jonathan Cohen. Dispute over enforcement of a FR order giving W a share of the proceeds the husband received from a private equity fund where part of the investments in that fund were carried into a