Cases
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Re X (Financial Remedy: Non-Court Dispute Resolution) [2024] EWHC 538 (Fam)8 March 2024
Knowles J; impact of Churchill on family proceedings. Incoming changes to FPR from 29 April 2024 will enable court to adjourn proceedings for ADR with potential costs consequences for non-engagement.
- Cases
- Mediation
- NCDR
- Family Procedure Rules
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
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AW v RH (Preliminary Issue: Third Party Rights), Re [2024] EWFC 545 March 2024
HHJ Williams. Dispute with third parties regarding the ownership of two properties and whether they should be treated as matrimonial property.
- Cases
- Third Party Rights
- TOLATA Claims
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Trusts of Land
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Re Z (No 5) (Enforcement) [2024] EWFC 444 March 2024
Cobb J. Enforcement of Schedule 1 Order: freezing order, capitalisation of periodical payments for the benefit of the child, and Hadkinson order made against F who resides in the USA.
- Cases
- Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
- International Enforcement
- Hadkinson Orders
- Freezing Injunctions
- Costs
- Enforcement
- Foreign Assets
- Duxbury Capitalisation
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C v D (No 2) (2007 Hague Convention) [2024] EWFC 3627 February 2024
MacDonald J underlines the limited circumstances in which the registration of a maintenance order pursuant to the Hague Convention 2007 may be appealed successfully.
- Cases
- Jurisdiction
- International Enforcement
- Child Maintenance
- Child Support
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Savage v Savage [2024] EWCA Civ 49
Moylan, Phillips and Snowden LJJ. An appeal by a minority beneficiary concerning the interpretation of s 15(3) of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.
- Cases
- TOLATA
- TOLATA Claims
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LMZ v AMZ [2024] EWFC 2812 February 2024
Moor J. A striking age difference, 48 years between the parties, gives rise to a strong needs-based claim.
- Cases
- Life Expectancy
- Foreign Assets
- Housing Need
- Needs
- Companies
- Valuations
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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KS v VS [2024] EWHC 278 (Fam)12 February 2024
Arbuthnot J. Costs judgment following a ruling in favour of the H on his application for a stay of divorce and financial remedy proceedings in this jurisdiction in favour of proceedings in Monaco. Arbuthnot J considers whether the Guide to the Summary Assessment of Costs should be considered when discussing costs in family cases.
- Cases
- Costs
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Re Z (Prohibition on Cross-examination: No QLR) [2024] EWFC 229 February 2024
Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division. Judgment considering the approach that a judge or magistrate sitting in the Family Court should adopt when the court has directed that a Qualified Legal Representative (QLR) should be appointed for a party in circumstances where no QLR was available.
- Cases
- Case Management
- Qualified Legal Representative
- Domestic Abuse
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Collardeau v Fuchs & Harrison [2024] EWHC 256 (Fam)8 February 2024
Knowles J. Refusal of W's application for permission to bring contempt proceedings against H and another.
- Cases
- Committal Applications and Judgment Summonses
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Xanthopoulos v Rakshina [2024] EWCA Civ 1008 February 2024
Bean, King and Moylan LJJ. Costs judgment following the H’s successful appeal, during which the court considered applications for costs made by both parties and an LSPO previously made.
- Cases
- Legal Services Payment Orders
- Costs