Those working in the Pensions on Divorce arena (whether PODEs, solicitors or scheme administrators) will by now be all too familiar with the McCloud ruling, and how much additional work this has caused for cases involving public sector pension schemes.
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Cusworth J. A preliminary issue hearing where the substantive question was how the chattels fell to be characterised for the purposes of the prenuptial agreement, and consequently the respective entitlements of the parties in those items following their divorce.
Mr Simon Colton KC sitting as a deputy High Court judge. On W’s application, an interim changing order was made final in respect of sums to be paid to a third party/child of the marriage, with interest granted on the unpaid periodical payments. Held: that the fixed costs regime applied to final charging orders made in family proceedings, with consideration as to when that regime could be disapplied.
Francis J. Costs judgment in ‘paradigm case’ of how not to conduct litigation in a short childless marriage, which started as a show cause application. (Case summary [here](https://financialremediesjournal.com/content/helliwell-v-entwistle-2024-ewhc-740-fam.7abde05099274e08a9a28adcf125e3d0.htm).)
A provisional version of this report was published on 2 October 2024 and invited representations for consideration by the Working Party ahead of publication of this final report. Such representations as were received are summarised in Appendix 6, and in a few instances in alterations to the text of the report. The main recommendations of the Working Party have not changed following consideration of those representations. The figures in the illustrative tables in Appendix 5 have been revised to reflect increases in the rate of Capital Gains Tax announced and implemented in the October 2024 budget.
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