Book Review: Dictionary of TLATA and Inheritance Act Claims

A review of the Dictionary of TLATA and Inheritance Act Claims, a valuable source of knowledge, which helps lawyers understand the complex connections between family law and the laws related to trusts and property.

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• Book Review

• Byron James

!21/11/2023 07:00

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

In the time period covered by this issue, the tendency has been towards proprietary estoppel cases. Certainly, published judgments can appear rather like buses, several at once and then nothing for a while. Nevertheless, a sudden spate was not expected of proprietary estoppel, which has been the dodgy rural bus service of the family law world for a long time.

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• Polly Morgan | Case Editor

!21/11/2023 07:00

Spousal Maintenance By Formula: The Canadian Experience

The recent announcement by the Law Commission that it is conducting a review into the laws which determine how finances are divided on divorce has re-ignited the discussion as to whether the law on financial remedy provision in England and Wales should be reformed.

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• Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)

• Michael Allum
• Cléa Amundsen

!21/11/2023 07:00

Child Maintenance in Cases of Equal Shared Care

The situation: two parents share childcare seemingly equally but there is a significant income imbalance. The issue: how is child maintenance determined? Does the Child Maintenance Service have jurisdiction? Does the Family Court have jurisdiction? Do neither?

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• Child Maintenance

• Stuart McGhee
• Mark Ablett

!21/11/2023 07:00

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.

• Journal

!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.

• Journal

• 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.

• Journal

• 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