AH v BH [2024] EWFC 1257 June 2024

Peel J final hearing judgment in high-net-worth FR case in which the parties had entered into a pre-nuptial agreement which purported to ‘severely limit W’s financial remedy claims in her own right and the financial needs of W and the children’.

• Cases

• Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)
• Agreements
• Needs

• Ellie Rogers

BL v OR [2023] EWFC 229 (Fam)7 December 2023

Sir Jonathan Cohen. Final hearing involving a prenuptial agreement in circumstances where W had transferred her property, which amounted to W parting with the bulk of her assets.

• Cases

• Housing Need
• Agreements
• Duxbury Capitalisation
• Needs

• Stephanie Coker

Xydhias, 25 Years On – What Exactly IS a Xydhias Agreement?

Practitioners will be familiar with the oft quoted phrase that ‘the court is not a rubber stamp’ (Kelley v Corston [1998] 1 FLR 986). The court must continue to exercise its discretion under s 25 MCA 1973 even when presented with an agreement between parties.

• Journal

• FDRs
• Agreements
• Negotiations
• Xydhias
• Consent Orders

• Daniel Mutton
• Shannon Knight

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L v O [2024] EWFC 65 February 2024

Cobb J. Interlocutory applications prior to substantive Barder hearing. Applications for stay and Hadkinson order dismissed. Application for security of costs granted owing to residence outside the jurisdiction.

• Cases

• Foreign Assets
• Hadkinson Orders
• Agreements
• Security for costs
• Costs
• Variation Applications
• International Enforcement
• Enforcement
• Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)

• Liam Kelly

A Wife v A Husband [2023] EWFC 2009 November 2023

HHJ Willans. Financial remedy application involving a single issue, namely, what were W’s housing needs and how should those needs be funded.

• Cases

• Agreements
• Jurisdiction
• Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
• Debts
• Needs

• Stephanie Coker

TRNS v TRNK [2023] EWFC 13310 August 2023

Cohen J. W not held to PNA due to material non-disclosure by H in not updating disclosure which he knew/believed to be out of date.

• Cases

• Disclosure
• Agreements

• Isabella Thomas-Kelly

HAT v LAT [2023] EWFC 16229 September 2023

Peel J. Application by W for MPS and LSPO where the parties had entered into and implemented a Deed of Separation 30 years ago.

• Cases

• Agreements
• Maintenance Pending Suit
• Delay
• Legal Services Payment Orders

• Stephanie Coker

DT v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (CSM) [2023] UKUT 175 (AAC)17 July 2023

Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Rowland. Appeal against decision of First-tier Tribunal regarding the correct income figure upon which to base a Child Maintenance calculation. Appeal allowed.

• Cases

• Agreements
• Appeals
• Child Support

• Charlotte Lanning

Bogolyubova v Bogolyubov & Joint Stock Company Commercial Bank "Privatbank" [2022] EWFC 19924 June 2022

Mr Justice Peel. Application by the Bank (i) to intervene in financial remedy proceedings, (ii) to stay those proceedings and for the court not to approve a financial consent order pending the outcome of a commercial dispute between the Bank, the husband…

• Cases

• Agreements
• Stay of Proceedings
• Joinder of Third Parties
• Consent Orders

• Nicole Bryan-Quamina

Backstrom v Wennberg [2023] EWFC 7928 April 2023

Mr L. Samuels KC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge.The court heard cross applications for financial remedies orders. W issued a notice that H show cause why he should not be held to their pre- and post-marital agreements.H failed to attend the final h…

• Cases

• Non-Disclosure
• Disclosure
• Agreements

• Christie Elizabeth O’Connell