Barrister
1999
1999
Queens Counsel
Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
British
White
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London EC4Y 7DB
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Channel Islands; International; London; South East
Big Money Cases; Child Maintenance / Financial Disputes; Civil Partnership; Family, Small Business; Farms; Foreign Divorce; Foreign Pensions; Inheritance cases; Foreign Assets; Foreign Trusts; UK Trusts; UK Pensions
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Cohen J. Application by H to strike out W’s application to set aside a final order in financial remedies proceedings on the ground of H’s misrepresentation.
Cusworth J. Financial remedy proceedings relating to the valuation and division of a high-value music catalogue as a key matrimonial asset.
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!15/11/2024 08:00
Domicile has been a fundamental basis of jurisdiction in English law including English family law. But it is intrinsically backward-looking, archaic in its concepts, thoroughly unknown or at best misunderstood by the population, differently defined abroad and at odds with many other countries including the EU. With the non-domicile tax status being abolished as announced in the budget in late October 2024, is it not time now to end domicile as a family law basis of jurisdiction? Nationality is a far more straightforward, certain and modern basis.
!11/11/2024 11:48
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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