Vivien Croly (St John’s Chambers)

Vivien Croly (St John’s Chambers)

Vivien Croly is a barrister at St John’s Chambers. She specialises in marriage and relationship breakdowns involving finance and children.

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Collardeau v Fuchs (Contempt of Court: Sentencing) [2026] EWFC 44

Poole J. Ms Collardeau’s application seeking the committal of Mr Fuchs, for contempt of court. No separate penalty for contempt was ordered, but a costs order was made against Mr Fuchs, summarily assessed at £100,000 inclusive of VAT.

Re N (A Child) (Financial Provision: Contact Travel Costs) [2026] EWFC 18 (B)

DDJ Vickers. Mother’s application for financial support pursuant to Schedule 1 Children Act 1989. She sought orders for periodical payments including backdated payments. Father sought reimbursement for various child-related expenses he had incurred and to offset that against her claim.

H v W (Xydhias Agreements) [2025] EWFC 163 (B)

District Judge Field. W's application that H should show cause as to why a final order in their financial remedy proceedings should not be made to reflect a concluded agreement alleged to have been made in correspondence, subject to matters of implementation and court approval.

TA v SB [2025] EWFC 61 (B)

Judgment date: 05 March 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/61 HHJ Muzaffer. The only question the court was concerned with was what should happen to the jointly-owned FMH. However, this case illustrates the difficulties arising when one party lacks capacity to litigate and is dependent on

Ogbedo v Oghenerume-Taiga [2024] EWHC 3193 (Fam)

Judgment date: 12 December 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/3193 Sir Jonathan Cohen. This is a successful application of NO (herein referred to as ‘F’) to strike out MT’s (herein referred to as ‘M’) application for nullity pursuant to FPR 4.4 on the basis

AJ v FJ (Appeal Against Registration) [2024] EWFC 356

Judgment date: 06 December 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/356 MacDonald J. Summary This matter concerned a successful appeal against the decision of the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre (MEBC) to register a Polish interim maintenance order obtained by the respondent from the District Court in Jelenia Gora

GH v H [2024] EWHC 2869 (Fam)

Judgment date: 12 November 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/2869 Mr Simon Colton KC sitting as a deputy High Court judge. Summary On W’s application, an interim changing order was made final in respect of sums to be paid to a third party/child of