Cases
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J v H [2022] EWFC 133
Peel J. H’s application for a freezing injunction. Reference to Mostyn J’s guidance from UL v BK and the importance of compliance with the pre-requisites set out in that case.H’s initial application was essentially without notice as short, informal notice…
- Cases
- Costs
- Freezing Injunctions
!09/11/2022 09:00
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Parveen v Hussain and the Queen’s Proctor [2022] EWCA Civ 1434
Moylan, Asplin and Stuart-Smith LJJ. W was domiciled in Pakistan when her former husband pronounced talaq while in England. The talaq decree issued by a British mosque was certified by the Pakistani authorities as valid in Pakistan. W then married H in Pa…
- Cases
- Conflict of Law
- divorce
- Validity of marriage
- Nullity
!04/11/2022 09:00
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Stacey v McNicholas [2022] EWHC 278 (Fam)
Moor J. Under Schedule 1, F had been ordered to pay a lump sum of £350,000 to the M to act as a housing fund, in addition to a sum of £50,000 on standard Schedule 1 terms. F was granted permission to appeal solely in relation to the lump sum of £350k.M ap…
- Cases
- Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
!02/11/2022 09:00
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CMX v EJX (French Marriage Contract) [2020] EWFC 136
Moor J. The Husband (‘H’) was a 56 year old French national and Chairman of Industrial Investment Banking at bank. The Wife (‘W’) was French/Lebanese/British, 54 years old and had a successful career in the bottled water industry. They lived in England.Mr…
- Cases
- Pensions on Divorce
- Needs
- Agreements
!02/11/2022 09:00
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W v H (Contested Divorce) [2022] EWFC 150
HHJ Greensmith. H defended W’s petition for divorce. The parties were 45. H was a doctor and W a social worker. They married in Australia in 2014 and separated in 2017. They have three children.This was not H’s first round of contested divorce/financial r…
- Cases
- Intermediaries
- Costs
- Defended Divorce
!02/11/2022 09:00
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PP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and SP [2022] UKUT 286 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Judge Wikeley. Decision on F’s appeal.A reconsideration of a re-assessment of F’s child maintenance liability resulted in FTT ruling (in the absence of both parties): (1) that F’s unearned income was £34,191; (2) that it was just and equita…
- Cases
- Child Maintenance
- Appeals
!01/11/2022 09:00
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Clarke v Clarke [2022] EWHC 2698 (Fam)
Mostyn J. Appeal by W against the judgment and order of HHJ Farqhuar on three grounds. One, whether the order should provide for W to receive a minimum sum from the net proceeds of sale of the FMH. This was not strongly advanced by W and became irrelevant…
- Cases
- Valuations
- Companies
- Appeals
!28/10/2022 09:00
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BK v (1) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2) LB [2022] UKUT 282 (AAC)
Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Rowland. Decision on F’s application to appeal the decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT). F appealed a child maintenance assessment on the basis that his gross income was lower than the figure used in the assessment.F sough…
- Cases
- Child Maintenance
- Appeals
!27/10/2022 09:00
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Boughajdim v Hayoukane [2022] EWHC 2673 (Fam)
MacDonald J. Long-running complex dispute over validity of marriage. W wanted a divorce; H said there was no marriage to dissolve.A valid marriage can be conducted in Morocco without a formal ceremony. W argued that a marriage had taken place albeit witho…
- Cases
- Lex Loci Celebrationis
- Estoppel Res Judicatam
- Validity of marriage
!21/10/2022 09:00
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Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27
Lord Briggs, Lady Arden, Lord Leggatt, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose. What is the proper approach to granting relief under the doctrine of proprietary estoppel?The claimant Andrew Guest had relied to his significant detriment on assurances made by his father w…
- Cases
- Proprietary Estoppel
!19/10/2022 10:05
