Polly Morgan | Case Editor
Published: 07/02/2022 15:44
Polly is the sole author of the textbook Morgan's Family Law (Oxford University Press 2021) and contributes the chapter on financial remedies to Lamont's Family Law (2nd edn Oxford University Press 2022). An associate professor at UEA Law School, Polly is also Director of the multi award-winning UEA Law Clinic. A solicitor and law firm co-founder, she now practises exclusively in the free family law advice clinic of Norfolk Community Law Service. She is a Transparency Project committee member, former Chair of collaborative pod Good Divorce Group Norfolk, and a former committee member of the Norfolk & Norwich Law Society and Norfolk Resolution.
Financial Remedies Case Round-Up (Mid-January 2024 to end April 2024)
Polly Morgan rounds up cases from the first third of 2024, including Schedule 1 cases, Transfers of tenancy and Qualified Legal Representatives.
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Tousi v Gaydukova [2024] EWCA Civ 2036 March 2024
McFarlane P, Moylan and Holroyde LJJ. Are the parties to a void marriage able to apply for a transfer of tenancy as cohabitants, and does the lex loci celebrationis determine the ramifications of invalidity?
- Cases
- Void Marriage
- Jurisdiction
- Transfer of Tenancy
- Locus Lex Celebrationis
- Non-Qualifying Ceremony
- Validity of marriage
A Crib Sheet for those New to Financial Remedies Practice
By way of an extract from Polly Morgan's Family Law (OUP, 2nd edn, 2024), we present an aide memoire of the relevant principles and practicalities for the new financial remedies practitioner.
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- Financial Remedies
!13/03/2024 07:00
Maintenance for a Disabled Adult Child: A Case of Legal Blogging
Given the announcement of a new Financial Remedies Court reporting pilot, Polly Morgan discusses the process of legal blogging: the rules around accessing the hearing, the practicalities of reporting, the framework for controlling what can be reported, and the drafting of a reporting restriction order.
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- Maintenance
- Publicity and Confidentiality
- Transparency
!13/03/2024 07:00
Financial Remedies Case Round-Up (Mid-September 2023 to mid-January 2024)
The judgments published within the autumn period fall sharply at each end of the spectrum of wealth. A number of cases involving significant assets have involved arguments around post-separation accrual.
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- Post-Separation Accrual
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HO v TL (Costs) [2023] EWFC 2161 December 2023
Peel J. Costs judgment in relation to the FR proceedings.
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- Costs
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HO v TL [2023] EWFC 2151 December 2023
Peel J. Final hearing. Guidance on factors relevant to valuing a private company; accessibility of extricating money from trusts per Charman; and extent of matrimonialisation of H’s extra-marital financial contributions.
- Cases
- Variation of Settlements
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Sharing Principle
- Valuations
- Trusts
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GA v EL [2023] EWFC 20627 November 2023
Stephen Trowell KC as deputy High Court judge. Final hearing where the sole issue was how to divide proceeds of sale of a business.
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- Valuations
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Post-Separation Accrual
- Experts
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Richard Winter & Anor v Philip Winter & Anor [2023] EWHC 2393 (Ch)29 September 2023
Zacaroli J. Proprietary estoppel re family farm with some interesting points re detriment and unconscionability as well as consideration of effect of contractual estoppel arising from a partnership agreement and mutual wills.
- Cases
- Proprietary Estoppel
- Contractual Estoppel
- Mutual Wills
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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