CA v UK [2025] EWFC 117 (B)10 January 2025

HHJ Watkins. A substantive application by the father for a child maintenance order under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 (‘Schedule 1’); [12]. Within the application, the main issue concerned the most suitable jurisdiction for child maintenance dispute resolution. There were two jurisdictions involved in the forum conveniens dispute namely England and Wales and California.

• Cases

• Forum Conveniens
• Jurisdiction
• Child Maintenance
• Variation
• Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
• Forum Disputes
• Enforcement

• Stephanie Coker

Interview with Sir Nicholas Francis

Nicholas Allen KC and HHJ Edward Hess interviewed Sir Nicholas Francis over dinner in December 2024, a few months after he retired from the High Court Bench.

• Journal

• HHJ Edward Hess | Chair of the Editorial Board
• Nicholas Allen KC

!18/03/2025 06:00

RM v WP [2024] EWFC 191 (B)28 June 2024

HHJ Hess. Modest asset case exploring whether a departure from equality is appropriate where there were four consecutive family homes during the marriage, all of which were acquired by one party prior to the marriage.

• Cases

• Housing Need
• Matrimonialisation
• Modest Asset Cases
• Needs

• Hannah Coupe

Tsvetkov v Khayrova [2023] EWFC 130 and [2023] EWFC 131 (costs)4 August 2023

Peel J. Final Hearing of H’s Financial Remedy application.

• Cases

• Chattels
• Publicity and Confidentiality
• Conduct
• Costs
• Tax
• Add-Backs

• Charlotte Lanning

Fairness versus Certainty – Should the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 be Amended to Restrict the Duration of Spousal Maintenance?

As part of the Law Commission’s review of the law concerning financial division upon divorce, announced on 4 April 2023, it will consider ‘how maintenance payments for an ex-spouse or civil partner should work’. The terms of reference se…

• Journal

• Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)

• Katherine Dunseath
• Elizabeth Darlington

!03/07/2023 08:00