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‘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
!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
!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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!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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!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
!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
!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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- Out of Court Dispute Resolution Options
- DR Corner
- Book Review
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
!03/07/2023 08:00
Has the Sign on the Blind Alley Been Lifted? The Possible Return of Compensation
The concept of compensation in financial remedy proceedings has, since its inception in 2006, been a divisive principle. On the one hand, it is a principle that underpins the very reason that the justice system exists: to compel restitution; on the other…
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- Compensation
!03/07/2023 08:00
What Family Lawyers Need to Know about Valuing Mixed Property Portfolios in Financial Remedy Proceedings
Over the past decade, a number of cases have come before the Family Court involving property portfolios. These cases have ranged from the seminal case of Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd & Ors [2013] UKSC 34 through to the case of ND (By her Litigation Friend) v GD [2021] EWFC 53, where provision for end-of-life care was in issue.
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- Financial Remedies
- Compensation Principle
- Conflict of Law
!03/07/2023 08:00
Cohabitation Rights in England and Wales, Scotland and Australia
Across the globe, the composition of families is changing. No longer is marriage the definitive means for defining a family; we have seen the growth of other formalised relationship statuses such as registered partnerships and civil unions. The family outside marriage has now become a statistical reality and something that policymakers should not readily ignore.
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- Cohabitation
!03/07/2023 08:00
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