Polly Morgan | Case Editor
Published: 07/02/2022 15:44
Polly Morgan is the sole author of the textbook Morgan's Family Law (2nd edn, Oxford University Press 2024) as well as the author of a number of Law Society practitioner courses on family law. A Professor of Family Law 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 one of four trustees of the Transparency Project, and a legal blogger.
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UD v TQ [2024] EWFC 119 (B)26 April 2024
HHJ Hess. Final hearing in case involving footballer. Application of *Moher* in light of H’s misconduct and attachment of earnings order made to secure maintenance.
- Cases
- Child Maintenance
- Conduct
- Costs
- Disclosure from Third Parties
- Enforcement
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NM v PM [2024] EWFC 199 (B)18 July 2024
DDJ Nahal-Macdonald. Preliminary issues hearing in relation to interpretation of a clause in a prenuptial agreement.
- Cases
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Agreements
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RG v TA (Appeal: Legal Services Funding Order: Schedule 1 Children Act 1989) [2023] EWHC 3155 (Fam)6 October 2023
Roberts J. Appeal from HHJ Ellis who had refused F’s application for a legal services payment order of £125,000 in relation to his s 8 and Schedule 1 applications.
- Cases
- Legal Services Payment Orders
- Efficient Conduct
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BC v SC [2023] EWFC 307 (B)12 December 2023
DDJ Holmes-Milner. FR decision at DDJ level. Consideration of treatment of critical illness payout for H’s cancer.
- Cases
- Housing Need
- Pensions on Divorce
- Impaired Life Expectancy
- Costs
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
- Non-Qualifying Ceremony
- Validity of marriage
- Jurisdiction
- Locus Lex Celebrationis
- Void Marriage
- Transfer of Tenancy
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.
- Journal
- Financial Remedies
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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.
- Journal
- Transparency
- Publicity and Confidentiality
- Maintenance
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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.
- Journal
- 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.
- Cases
- Costs
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