Cases
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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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AB v CD [2022] EWFC 116
Roberts J (‘the judge’) dealt with an application to set aside a consent order made in financial remedy proceedings, and a responding application to strike out or summarily dismiss H’s application. The parties were both independently wealthy and had a sho…
- Cases
- Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)
- Striking Out Applications
- Financial Remedies Court (FRC)
- Valuation of Shares
!29/07/2022 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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Nieman v Withers LLP [2022] EWHC 2237 (QB)
Andrew Baker J. H brought a claim against Withers LLP on the ground that Withers had provided him with negligent advice in the context of his divorce, and that the terms agreed with W by way of financial settlement following their divorce were not as good…
- Cases
!19/07/2022 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
- Section 25(1) First Consideration
- Publicity and Confidentiality
- Conduct
- Needs
- Housing Need
- Tax
- Pensions on Divorce
!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
- Duration of the Marriage
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
!01/07/2022 09:00
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Nicolaisen v Nicolaisen [2022] EWFC 70
Moor J. A case involving complex jurisdiction arguments, habitual residence, international marital agreements and underlying assets worth over £200m.Husband (‘H’) was 70 years old and a Norwegian national. The Wife (‘W’) was 50 years old, born in Turkmeni…
- Cases
- Jurisdiction
- Forum Disputes
- Forum
!01/07/2022 09:00
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AIC Ltd (Respondent) v Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (Appellant) [2022] UKSC 16
Lords Hodge, Briggs, Sales, Hamblen and Leggatt. What should a judge do when, shortly after oral judgment but before a formal written minute of the order has been sealed, one of the parties asks the judge to reconsider the judgment and the order? While ju…
- Cases
- Principle of Finality
- Appeals
- Judicial Discretion
!15/06/2022 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