Cases
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DDR v BDR (Financial Remedies, Beneficial Ownership and Insolvency) [2024] EWFC 2788 October 2024
Alexander Chandler KC sitting as a High Court Judge. A complicated case, involving a consideration of three areas of law: insolvency, trusts of land, and financial remedies. Useful analysis of how the courts address the tension between paying creditors under a bankruptcy order and meeting the parties’ needs in a limited assets case. Useful guidance on how to resolve issues of beneficial ownership between divorcing spouses.
- Cases
- TLATA Claims
- Bankruptcy
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GO v YA [2024] EWFC 41113 December 2024
HHJ Hess sitting as Deputy High Court Judge. Discussion of valuing art and H’s art business, the difficulties of valuing large collections of art, and problems that can arise when experts are not cross-examined at final hearing.
- Cases
- Experts
- Valuations
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Vince v Vince [2024] EWFC 38920 December 2024
Cusworth J. A long marriage with substantial wealth, held mostly in H’s green energy business. Questions of how to treat political donations; attributing value to pre- and post-marital business efforts; and discounting the value of a business already sold.
- Cases
- Companies
- Valuations
- Add-Backs
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AF v GF [2024] EWHC 3478 (Fam)25 November 2024
Mr Geoffrey Kingscote KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge). Useful analysis of business matrimonialisation and quantification of assets, including the valuation of pre-marital business interests. The judgment clearly covers the two-stage exercise in Charman v Charman [2007] EWCA Civ 503 to add-back jurisprudence, the fragility of company valuations, matrimonialisation of pre-marital assets, and share transfers.
- Cases
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Company Valuations
- Add-Backs
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Walton v Walton [2025] EWFC 16 (B)7 January 2025
HHJ Moreton. Committal proceedings following non-compliance with court orders. The offending party was sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 28 days, suspended until the conclusion of the financial remedy proceedings.
- Cases
- Committal Applications and Judgment Summonses
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QW v GH [2025] EWFC 19 (B)31 January 2025
DJ Worthley. Final hearing in a financial relief claim brought by W 8 years after the parties separated.
- Cases
- Post-Separation Accrual
- Jurisdiction
- Delay
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CH v TH [2024] EWFC 135 (B)26 April 2024
HHJ Willans. Final hearing in FR proceedings involving parties with widely conflicting views as to the resources available. The outcome was a modest departure from equality with a 53% split in W’s favour.
- Cases
- Procedure
- Litigation Misconduct
- Evidential Issues
- Needs
- Property Particulars
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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
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P v Q, R and S [2024] EWFC 164 (B)19 June 2024
District Judge Veal. Final hearing concerning W’s claim in financial remedy proceedings for a beneficial interest in two properties which had been bought and renovated by H and the intervenors, H’s parents. District Judge Veal found that W had been dishonest in pursuing her claims and had presented her case in a ‘nebulous way’ which must have felt ‘like a real slap in the face’ for the intervenors.
- Cases
- TOLATA Claims
- Anonymity and Transparency
- Joinder of Third Parties
- Trusts
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MacQueen v MacQueen [2024] EWFC 400 (B)9 February 2025
District Judge Ashby. Final hearing concerning an application for a final financial remedy order in proceedings concerning serious findings of non-disclosure.
- Cases
- Non-Disclosure
- Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)
- Financial Remedies Court (FRC)
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