Report of the Duxbury Working Party (final), November 2024

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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• Duxbury Capitalisation

• Michael Allum
• Simon Bruce
• Sarah Hoskinson
• Lewis Marks KC
• Sir Nicholas Mostyn
• Joe Rainer
• Mary Waring

!25/11/2024 16:07

Pre-nuptial Agreements – A Good Route to Autonomy?

Every family lawyer knows that the validity of pre-nuptial agreements (pre-nups) is at the mercy of the judge’s discretion, yet a freely entered agreement that is not unfair will be given decisive weight.

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• Pre-Nuptial Agreements

• Dr Sharon Thompson

!01/07/2024 07:00

Child Maintenance and Mortgage Payments – New Guidance: LM v SSWP & NM [2024] UKUT 259 (AAC)

What happens if the Child Maintenance Service has determined that a non-resident parent is required to pay child maintenance to the parent-with-care, but payments are also being made towards the mortgage secured on the property in which PWC still lives with the qualifying child/children? Does it matter if the property is jointly owned by NRP and PWC? Will those mortgage payments reduce the amount of child maintenance?

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• Mortgages
• Child Maintenance

• Gwynfor Evans

!29/11/2024 06:00

Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 56723 May 2024

Landmark decision where Court of Appeal reduces W’s award by £20 million. Lord Justice Moylan, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Phillips.

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• Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
• Sharing
• Gifts
• Matrimonialisation
• Tax
• Autonomy
• Trusts

• Sophia Paraskeva

Delaying a Divorce Because of Financial Prejudice: The New No-fault Law and Practice

There can be real loss and prejudice in some divorce cases if the final divorce order, previously the decree absolute, is granted before the final financial settlement and its implementation in circumstances when the paying party then dies.

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• divorce

• Professor David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb

!07/10/2024 22:10