The decision of Deputy Insolvency and Company Courts Judge Frith (the judge) in Reid-Roberts and Burke v Mei-Lin and Gudmundsson [2024] EWHC 759 (Ch)[[1]] is one of the first published cases since the decision of the Court of Appeal in Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648, [2023] KB

In 2001 Bob Dylan wrote ‘I always said you’d be sorry and today could be the day, I might need a good lawyer, Could be your funeral, my trial’. The bard is often right. Where a financial remedy case involves a musician, it is likely that they will hold

In his judgment in BR v BR [2024] EWFC 11, [2024] 2 FLR 217, Peel J emphasised at [17](i) that ‘[w]herever possible’ the instruction of a single joint expert (SJE) is the ‘default position’ and at [17](ii) that a ‘high degree of justification’ is required for two

Introduction Fifty years ago, the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (1975 Act) was enacted in an expansion of the court’s statutory powers for financial provision on death.[[1]] Two years earlier, Parliament had enacted the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) to alter the court’s

Introduction – the question that reveals the gap She hadn’t written a CV in 20 years. Hadn’t needed to. When her ex’s career took off, they moved every few years. She held everything else together while he earned the money. But ‘everything else’ was a lot. A job

The Department for Business & Trade’s most recent Business Population Estimates suggested that there are approximately 356,000 ordinary partnerships currently trading within the United Kingdom, generating a turnover of just under £1 billion. The majority of these are small enterprises involving either no or fewer than ten employees.

The existence of so-called ‘sham’ or ‘illusory’ trusts in divorce proceedings often leads to complex and intellectually engaging work for family and chancery lawyers. Identifying such trusts can significantly impact the value of the matrimonial pot and the eventual financial distribution. Remedies are typically pursued through interim applications under s

There is a significant measure of agreement amongst both academics and practitioners that making financial remedies available to cohabiting couples on an opt-in basis will not work.[[1]] It will do little to help those in religious only marriages who are left exposed upon separation. It will do little to

Pension rights that have been accrued in overseas territories by divorcing parties present a number of challenges for practitioners where proceedings take place within this jurisdiction. This article explores some of the pitfalls that might arise and the issues that practitioners need to consider. In the first instance, our recommendation

In the early 19th century, Britain was importing tea from China and financing the trade by illegally exporting opium (grown in British-controlled India) to China. The British East India Company required a port along the India–China maritime route to support this ‘commerce’ and to counter growing Dutch influence in

Flo Meet Flo. She is my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. I know I am biased, but she is beautiful and is a key member of my family. I bought her with my very first pay cheque from my work as a barrister and she has been with me ever since.

There is no perfect way to approach being ‘on your feet’ and completing your second six. Your first day in court will inevitably be one of the most exciting but equally terrifying moments of your career. However, through this article, we hope to share our ten top tips: those things

‘Tax doesn’t have to be taxing’ was the slogan that HMRC used 20 years ago to raise awareness about the system of Self-Assessment, but some of the recent developments around tax and divorce have me scratching my head about this maxim. No gain no loss transfers and the former

On a number of occasions when sitting, Stephen heard Dr Freda Gardner, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, say in evidence as an expert witness: ‘the issues in this family should never have developed to a point where this litigation became necessary’. Then, one day, they met outside the court environment, and he

Introduction This article reviews how solicitors currently fulfil the filing requirements of the 2022 Statement on the Efficient Conduct of Financial Remedy Hearings in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court Judge Level (the Efficiency Statement). It documents the specific challenges of producing indicative borrowing capacity material, going on to

The International Family Law Handbook is an indispensable resource for all family practitioners. Written and edited by Resolution’s International Committee, it draws on the experience and expertise of an impressive list of authors including solicitors, barristers, judges and academics, many of whom also either practice or are qualified in

These are the noteworthy case-law developments since the last issue went to press in January 2025. Civil restraint orders Civil restraint orders are addressed in FPR 4.8 and PD 4B. They can be limited, extended or general. A limited order may be made where a party has made at

FI v DO [2024] EWFC 384 (B) (District Judge Crisp) Final hearing in financial remedy case involving which party should keep the family dog, a golden retriever puppy, ‘N’. Keywords: chattels XY v XX [2024] EWFC 387 (B) (HHJ Hess) Application brought by H to set aside on the basis

The Editorial Board of FRJ wanted to hear from a family law clerk. By universal acclaim, Steve McCrone was agreed as ‘the senior man’ having been clerking for nearly 35 years and so the invitation fell to him (other senior clerks are available). Steve, can I ask you how old