Published: 20/05/2025 13:02
Peter Duckworth, of 29 Bedford Row Chambers, is the author of Matrimonial Property & Finance (Bloomsbury Professional), once described by Lord Wilson as the ‘leading text in this area’. A past Treasurer of the FLBA, he has appeared in reported cases at all levels, and more recently has diversified into business, running two finance companies alongside his Bar practice and becoming FCA approved.
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Looking back over the last 12 months, 29 April 2024 was an important day for financial remedy practitioners. This was the date the rules concerning NCDR changed. The changes make ignoring the NCDR options a costs hazard. It seemed inevitable that costs orders would follow.
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DDJ David Hodson. Proportionality and maintenance pending suit (MPS), a cautionary tale. In this case the DDJ concluded that the game was very much not worth the candle, and the application turned out to be very costly for the applicant wife.
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Nicholas Allen KC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge. Application to increase maintenance pending suit (MPS) in ‘super-rich’ financial remedies case.
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