Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee is a specialist family law practitioner at Pump Court Chambers. She has a thriving practice in the area of family finance, and has succes...

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Potanina (Respondent) v Potanin (Appellant) [2024] UKSC 3

Judgment date: 31 January 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uksc/2024/3 Background Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (the 1984 Act) gives the courts in England and Wales power to grant financial remedies after an overseas divorce. Before granting such a remedy, the court

Hasan – The Barder Conundrum – A Final Word (We Promise)

Hasan – The Barder Conundrum – A Final Word (We Promise)

The Supreme Court’s judgment in Hasan was handed down on 28 June 2023. Most readers will by now be at least peripherally aware of what the case was about. This article is to some extent a continuation of a blog post written by one of the authors for this

Unger and another (in substitution for Hasan) (Appellants) v Ul-Hasan (deceased) and another (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 22

Judgment date: 28 June 2023 https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2021-0159.html Judges: Lord Hodge (Deputy President), Lord Hamblen, Lord Leggatt, Lord Burrows, Lord Stephens. Also on National Archives: https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uksc/2023/22. Summary The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal brought by the wife,

Hasan v Ul-Hasan (deceased) & Anor [2021] EWHC 1791 (Fam): The Implications of Death on Divorce and Financial Remedies

Hasan v Ul-Hasan (deceased) & Anor [2021] EWHC 1791 (Fam): The Implications of Death on Divorce and Financial Remedies

'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.' -- Benjamin Franklin, November 1817 'Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them.' -- Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, 1936 Introduction The death of

Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee is a specialist family law practitioner at Pump Court Chambers. She has a thriving practice in the area of family finance, and has successfully represented high net worth clients in cases involving family businesses, inherited wealth, substantial pensions, nuptial agreements, and trusts. Many of her cases also involve