Consultation on a proposal for a standard reporting permission order in financial remedy proceeding
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MRU v ECR (Financial Remedies) [2025] EWFC 218 (B)
Deputy District Judge Rose. Final hearing in financial remedy proceedings. The judge dealt with issues of conduct, cost orders and transparency.
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Money Corner: Non-disclosure Agreements – Not Applicable in Financial Remedy Proceedings
[2026] 2 FRJ 164. It is entirely understandable that business owners are protective of commercially sensitive information. However, the clauses typically found in standard NDAs are generally incompatible with court proceedings, seeking to impose obligations to which no SJE could agree to be bound.
An End to Secrecy in Family Courts? Proposed Reforms of Contempt of Court Law That Could Lift the Threats to Sharing Information
It’s common knowledge that people involved in family court proceedings held in private are very restricted in what they can say about what’s happening. The confusing part is when someone might be in contempt of court just for talking or writing about their case, even when anonymised.
MRU v ECR (Financial Remedies) [2025] EWFC 218 (B)
Deputy District Judge Rose. Final hearing in financial remedy proceedings. The judge dealt with issues of conduct, cost orders and transparency.
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