
Gavin Smith
Published: 09/01/2023 23:22
Gavin Smith is a family law barrister, arbitrator (MCIArb) and private FDR evaluator at 1 Hare Court, specialising in financial remedy cases.
Published: 09/01/2023 23:22
Gavin Smith is a family law barrister, arbitrator (MCIArb) and private FDR evaluator at 1 Hare Court, specialising in financial remedy cases.
A fast-track pilot scheme for financial remedy cases is running from 7 April 2025 to 3 April 2026 in courts in the north of England. It applies by default to all cases started there where net assets (excluding pensions) are less than £250,000. It is possible to request to be removed from the express pilot and it will be interesting to follow the numbers of cases where that is granted.
!25/04/2025 14:00
On 11 January 2025, the pro forma schedule of assets known to all as the ES2 turned three years old. Just like the little girl (with the little curl, right in the middle of her forehead) of nursery rhyme fame, who one imagines may be of a similar age, when it’s good, it’s very good, and when it’s bad, it’s horrid.
!11/04/2025 07:00
HHJ Tindal. An unusual case, involving two appeals arising from longstanding TLATA claims involving the former family home. Mr Needham’s application to vary the consent order which was made in 2017 was refused. He sought ‘permission to apply’ to set aside that refusal, permission being required because of an LCRO. Permission to apply was refused; Mr Needham appealed. This judgment deals with his application to set aside that refusal.
MacDonald J. An equal division of the matrimonial assets following a 40-year marriage, including a Wells share in favour of W.
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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