Conduct and Its Consequences: Goddard-Watts and TK v LK

In ‘Is It Time to Consign the “Gasp” Factor to the History Books?’, Olivia Piercy and Anita Mehta considered whether three decisions might herald a significant change in the courts’ approach to domestic abuse, including economic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour, as ‘conduct’ that it would be ‘inequitable to disregard’. If there is a nascent consensus that it is time for a change in approach, that view may not be universally held.

• Blog

• Conduct

• Andrew Day

!15/04/2024 21:08

Hadkinson Orders: the Need to Show Restraint

This article addresses ‘Hadkinson’ orders, in light of several recent cases handed down over a short period of time, highlighting the potential limitations as to their availability.

• Blog

• Hadkinson Orders

• Rebecca Cross
• Nicholas Starks

!17/04/2024 10:22

TK v LK [2024] EWFC 712 April 2024

Enormously helpful review of Sch 1 authorities re (i) the jurisdiction to make a Schedule 1 award after a clean break in divorce proceedings, (ii) the relevance of parental conduct in Schedule 1 proceedings, (iii) dependence and the reversion of capital and (iv) costs.

• Cases

• Conduct
• Child Maintenance
• Case Management
• Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
• Costs

• Elizabeth Bowden

D v D [2024] EWFC 7612 March 2024

HHJ Booth, sitting as a judge of the High Court: 25:75 division in favour of H following breakdown of second marriage and H’s substantial assets. Court considered W’s needs should be generously interpreted to overcome lack of SJE evidence as to W’s ill health. Needs would include W’s outstanding costs as summarily assessed by the court.

• Cases

• Interest
• Costs
• Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)
• Experts
• Housing Need
• Duxbury Capitalisation
• Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property

• Liam Kelly

AS v RS [2023] EWFC 283 (B)8 July 2023

District Judge Troy. Application by W for leave to bring a claim pursuant to Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.

• Cases

• Overseas Divorce and the 1984 Act
• Part III
• Foreign Assets

• Sophie Cullis