Cases
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X v Y [2022] EWFC 95
HHJ Hess. Financial remedy judgment in which the wife’s capital claims were adjourned for a decade in view of dishonest fabrication of bank statements by H and uncertainty as to assets. Judgment published ‘to draw wider attention to the abilit…
- Cases
- Disclosure
- Adjourned Capital Claim
- Conduct
!15/08/2022 09:00
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Goodyear v Goodyear (Deceased) [2022] EWFC 96
HHJ Farquhar. Application by the husband to set aside a pension sharing order (‘PSO’) following the death of the wife. The application was opposed by the executor’s of the wife’s estate. The fundamental issue was whether the death…
- Cases
- Pensions on Divorce
- Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)
!12/08/2022 09:00
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Barclay v Barclay [2022] EWHC 2026 (Fam)
Cohen J. Three judgment summonses brought by Lady Hiroko Barclay against former husband Sir Frederick Barclay for admitted breaches of (1) two £50m lump sum financial remedy orders from 2021, (2) a legal services payment order, and (3) arrears of maintena…
- Cases
- Enforcement
- Committal Applications and Judgment Summonses
!28/07/2022 09:00
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X v C [2022] EWFC 79
HHJ Farquhar.Modest asset financial remedy case published as part of commitment to publication of court judgments at all levels. Assets comprised FMH H’s sole name, net equity c.£258k; a house owned by W and her former husband in which the latt…
- Cases
- Tax
- Publicity and Confidentiality
- Conduct
- Needs
- Housing Need
- Pensions on Divorce
- Section 25(1) First Consideration
!12/07/2022 09:00
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Brake & Anor v Guy & Ors [2022] EWHC 1746 (Ch)
HHJ Paul Matthews. Application for a third party debt order (TPDO; formerly a garnishee order) against the trustees of Mr Brake’s SIPP. The debt was in relation to the costs of litigation lost by Mr Brake.Brake had already taken the tax-free lump su…
- Cases
- Enforcement
!11/07/2022 09:00
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DE v FE [2022] EWFC 71
Cohen J.Financial remedies claim. Parties in their forties, three young children, length of marriage c.13 years. Both parties had worked hard in the financial sector. FMH was pre-owned by H. Parties lived there together for 18–24 months before renting it…
- Cases
- Valuations
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Duration of the Marriage
!01/07/2022 09:00
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Paul v Paul & Ors [2022] EWHC 1638 (Fam)
Moor J.Application by K for reasonable financial provision from estate of her late husband S, and a declaration that the FMH in S’s sole name was held on constructive trust for herself and S’s estate in equal shares. For unknown reasons, as marriage happy…
- Cases
- Inheritance Act Applications
- TOLATA Claims
!14/06/2022 09:00
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Gallagher v Gallagher (No.2) (Financial Remedies) [2022] EWFC 53
Mostyn J.Substantive financial remedies decision accompanying Gallagher v Gallagher (No.1) (Reporting Restrictions) [2022] EWFC 52. Assets £34.5m including value of H’s 50% shareholding in a construction company. The value of the company was established u…
- Cases
- Valuations
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
!13/06/2022 09:00
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Gallagher v Gallagher (No.1) (Reporting Restrictions) [2022] EWFC 52
Mostyn J.Application for a reporting restriction order ('RRO'), alternatively an anonymity order. Reference to proceedings 'in private' in FPR 27.10 and 27.11 does not impose secrecy as to the facts of the case. Rather, the correct interpretation of these…
- Cases
- Reporting Restriction Order
- Publicity and Confidentiality
!13/06/2022 09:00
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Villiers v Villiers [2022] EWCA Civ 772
Moylan LJ, Coulson LJ and Arnold LJ.Appeal concerning an order by Mostyn J dismissing W’s application under s 27 of MCA 1973. Case provides useful content on the interpretation and application of s 27. It was concluded that W’s application had been wrongl…
- Cases
- Jurisdiction
- Maintenance
- Disclosure
!10/06/2022 09:00
