Cases
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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
- Business Assets
- Experts
- First Appointments
- Costs
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FT v JT [2023] EWFC 25011 December 2023
Recorder Nicholas Allen KC. Final hearing to determine the date of separation and accordingly the extent of post-separation endeavour.
- Cases
- Duration of the Marriage
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Post-Separation Accrual
- Date of Separation
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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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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
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GA v EL [2023] EWFC 20627 November 2023
Stephen Trowell KC as deputy High Court judge. Final hearing where the sole issue was how to divide proceeds of sale of a business.
- Cases
- Valuations
- Post-Separation Accrual
- Experts
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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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 Support
- Child Maintenance
- Security for costs
- Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
- Millionaire's Defence
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DH v RH (No 2) (Variation of Interim Arrangements) [2023] EWFC 21028 November 2023
MacDonald J. Variation of LSPO and interim maintenance.
- Cases
- Maintenance Pending Suit
- Legal Services Payment Orders
- Disclosure
- Interim Relief
- Enforcement
- Freezing Injunctions
- Variation Applications
- Release from Undertakings
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TM v AM [2023] EWFC 2478 November 2023
H’s application to set aside a consent order entered into on 18 November 2021. The main issue for determination was whether W had concealed the ownership of a valuable diamond and thus obtained H’s consent to the order through material non-disclosure/fraud.
- Cases
- Disclosure from Third Parties
- Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Consent Orders
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AXA v BYB (QLR: Financial Remedies) [2023] EWFC 251 (B)18 December 2023
Recorder Rhys Taylor. First example of a Qualified Legal Representative (QLR) being used in a financial remedy proceedings.
- Cases
- Disclosure
- Debts
- Costs
- Qualified Legal Representative
- Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)