Sir Nicholas Mostyn

Sir Nicholas Mostyn

Sir Nicholas Mostyn was a judge of the High Court, Family Division, and of the Court of Protection 2010–2023. He was a founder editor of At A Glance...

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Helliwell v Entwistle: Some Troubling Aspects

Helliwell v Entwistle: Some Troubling Aspects

Following King LJ’s judgment in Helliwell v Entwistle [2025] EWCA Civ 1055, Sir Nicholas Mostyn reconsiders his reasoning in Cummings v Fawn [2023] EWHC 830 (Fam) and concludes that some of his language needs to be modified.

A Priceless Inheritance: Family Law, Open Justice and the Rule of Law

A Priceless Inheritance: Family Law, Open Justice and the Rule of Law

“The traditional law, that English justice must be administered openly in the face of all men, is an almost priceless inheritance” Earl Loreburn in Scott v Scott [1913] AC 417 Sir Nicholas Mostyn presented on this topic at the Bar Council’s law reform lecture 2025, on 2 July 2025.

Class Legal Financial Remedies Awards 2025

Class Legal Financial Remedies Awards 2025

Financial Remedies Conference, 16 October 2025 Ten years ago, Class Legal staged its inaugural financial remedies conference, the At A Glance Conference. Retitled this year as the Financial Remedies Conference, it remains the finest such conference in the calendar. This year’s, to be held on 16 October 2025 at

Re-multiplied Propagation

Re-multiplied Propagation

In this article I shall refer to those financial remedy cases heard in private to which s 12 Administration of Justice Act 1960 does not apply as mainstream financial remedy cases. As is well-known, s 12 imposes an automatic restriction on publishing the details of any financial remedy case which

Report of the Duxbury Working Party (final), November 2024

Report of the Duxbury Working Party (final), November 2024

A provisional version of this report was published on 2 October 2024 and invited representations for consideration by the Working Party ahead of publication of this final report. Such representations as were received are summarised in Appendix 6, and in a few instances in alterations to the text of the

Report of the Duxbury Working Party (provisional), September 2024

Report of the Duxbury Working Party (provisional), September 2024

Provisional report: This report has been prepared without any prior public consultation. It is published provisionally to allow interested parties to respond. Responses should be emailed to j.rainer@qeb.co.uk by 1 November 2024 and will be considered by the Working Party ahead of publication of our final

Absence of Authority?

Absence of Authority?

In G v S (Family Law Act 1996: Publicity) [2024] EWFC 231 (B) (6 June 2024) HHJ Reardon asked: ‘What is the default position in terms of publication in a case where s 12 [of the Administration of Justice Act 1969] does not apply?’ And answered: ‘42. … I would suggest,