The Financial Remedies Journal 2024 Undergraduate Essay Competition – Watch this Space!

The editorial board announces the launch of a new essay competition which will be open to any undergraduate law or combined law student from a university in England and Wales.

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!21/11/2023 07:00

DR Corner: FPR Part 3 – Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution Options – Perils and Possibilities

Opportunities for resolution away from the court have never been greater – mediation, early neutral evaluation, private FDRs, arbitration – and practitioners continue to take up training in these disciplines. However, although the use of out-of-court resolution continues to increase, too many cases remain within the overburdened court system, cases for which non-court dispute resolution may be suitable.

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• DR Corner

• Karen Barham

!21/11/2023 07:00

Interview with Professor David Hodson

Professor David Hodson, interviewed by Rhys Taylor, the Vice Chair of the Editorial Board.

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• Interview

• Rhys Taylor | Vice Chair of the Editorial Board & Journal Editor
• Professor David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb

!21/11/2023 07:00

‘An ascent so steep as to make a meteor blush’ – The valedictory for the Honourable Mr Justice Mostyn, 3 October 2023

On Monday, 2 October 2023 history was made in Court 4 of the Royal Courts of Justice, with the swearing in of the first ever Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales. Just a day later, in the very same, similarly packed-out court room, Lady Carr crossed the rope to open at the valedictory of the honourable and inimitable Mr Justice Mostyn.

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• Mostyn

• Samantha Hillas KC

!21/11/2023 07:00

The Financial Remedies Court: A Year in Review

Peel J argues that the FRC is generally in very good order and a flagship of the family law world, the only cloud being the ongoing struggle with the contested portal.

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• Financial Remedies

• Hon. Mr Justice Peel

!27/09/2023 14:09

The Summary of the Summaries (Summer 2023)

Summaries, beginning with HD v WB [2023] EWFC 2 (Peel J): pre-nuptial agreement challenged by husband on the basis that he did not understand its implications and that it would not meet his needs. Husband was successful on this second contention. He received a needs-based award, albeit only 4% of overall liquid assets.

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• Henry Pritchard

!03/07/2023 08:00

Financial Remedies Case Round-Up (Mid-January to mid-April 2023)

When Australian legislators introduced a statutory presumption that both parents should have a meaningful relationship with their child, applications to Australian family courts increased as parties thought their cases were the exceptions to the presumpti…

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• Polly Morgan | Case Editor

!03/07/2023 08:00

Tech Corner: Everybody QWERTs – A Guide to Mechanical Keyboards

Oh, I’ve got good news and bad news, girls. The good news is your dates are here…After several issues worth of useful content, here I am again. This time I’ve abandoned all caution and decided to focus on the last thing you might consider…

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• Tech Corner

• David Lillywhite

!03/07/2023 08:00

Money Corner: Mortgage Capacity from a Broker’s Perspective

The last 12 months has seen substantial changes in the mortgage market, the products that are available and adjustments to the way in which lenders assess affordability for mortgages.It has been widely reported that the interest rates on mortgages are cur…

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• Money Corner
• Mortgage Capacity

• Jessica Burton

!03/07/2023 08:00

DR Corner: Review of Do It Out of Court – A Practical Guide to Dispute Resolution Processes in Family Law

A review of the book by Karin Walker, from Law Brief Publishing (2023). This is a concise and informative book aimed at family law practitioners with little or no experience in out-of-court dispute resolution methods.

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• Journal
• Out of Court Dispute Resolution Options
• DR Corner
• Book Review
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

• DJ Deborah Dinan-Hayward

!03/07/2023 08:00