Barrister
13 October 1994
BA Hons (Oxon)
British
Mixed or Multiple ethnic
4PB
St Martin's Court
Paternoster Row
London
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0207 427 5200
London
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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.
!15/04/2024 21:08
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.
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.
Between 30 September 2023 and 1 April 2024, 24 financial remedy judgments which were not mainly about the maintenance of children (and therefore not protected by s 12 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960) were placed on Bailii. None of these was governed by the Financial Remedy Pilot, but only one was published without anonymisation.
!08/04/2024 10:51
HHJ Vincent. Schedule 1 matter determined in light of the child’s needs and the strict remit of Schedule 1, notwithstanding the significant disparity between the parents’ respective economic positions and standards of living.
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