Cases
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L v O [2024] EWFC 65 February 2024
Cobb J. Interlocutory applications prior to substantive Barder hearing. Applications for stay and Hadkinson order dismissed. Application for security of costs granted owing to residence outside the jurisdiction.
- Cases
- Agreements
- Enforcement
- Hadkinson Orders
- Variation Applications
- International Enforcement
- Foreign Assets
- Security for costs
- Costs
- Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)
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Potanina (Respondent) v Potanin (Appellant) [2024] UKSC 331 January 2024
By a majority of three to two, the Supreme Court allowed the husband’s appeal. Lord Leggatt gave the leading judgment, with which Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lady Rose agreed. Lord Briggs gave a dissenting judgment, with which Lord Stephens agreed.
- Cases
- Overseas Divorce and the 1984 Act
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BR v BR [2024] EWFC 1130 January 2024
Peel J. When should a single joint expert (SJE) be instructed rather than two or more separately instructed experts in financial remedy proceedings?
- Cases
- Valuations
- First Appointments
- Business Assets
- Costs
- Experts
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A v B (In the matter of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984) [2023] EWFC 241 (B)19 January 2024
HHJ Evans-Gordon. MFPA 1984 Part III. Distribution of the proceeds of sale of a property in England following an overseas divorce.
- Cases
- Overseas Divorce and the 1984 Act
- Needs
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Y v Z [2024] EWFC 416 January 2024
Peel J's determination of M’s Schedule 1 application against F, who is a member of a Middle Eastern royal family.
- Cases
- Disclosure
- Child Maintenance
- Security for costs
- Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
- Millionaire's Defence
- Child Support
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PF v QF [2024] EWFC 10 (B)15 January 2024
HHJ Reardon. Application to strike out W’s FR claim resulting from her bigamy (ex turpi causa).
- Cases
- Void Marriage
- Striking Out Applications
- Conduct
- Ex Turpi Causa
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MS v FS (No. 3) [2023] EWFC 245 (B)23 December 2023
DDJ Mehta. This was a final hearing in a financial remedy application by H where arguments surrounding jurisdiction following remarriage, and conduct, were raised.
- Cases
- Remarriage
- Needs
- Jurisdiction
- Conduct
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Aldoukhi v Abdullah [2023] EWHC 3438 (Fam)20 December 2023
Moor J. Claim for damages in relation to breach of a Part III MFPA 1984 order and TLATA order made in 2021.
- Cases
- Delayed Sale
- TOLATA
- Valuations
- Damages
- Costs
- Financial Remedies Court (FRC)
- Enforcement
- Sale of Property
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Galbraith-Marten v De Renée [2023] EWFC 25320 December 2023
Cobb J. Application of James v Seymour formula for child maintenance under Sch 1 in this long-running case.
- Cases
- Child Maintenance
- Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
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VT v LT [2023] EWFC 256 (B)18 December 2023
DJ Hatvany. A welcome rare report of a low asset case heard by a DJ. How could the court meet the needs of two households from limited assets?
- Cases
- Needs
- Modest Asset Cases