Hersman v De Verchere [2024] EWHC 905 (Fam)19 April 2024

Moor J. Enforcement proceedings following W’s failure to transfer a ski chalet to H. W previously committed to three months’ imprisonment but has not returned to the UK. H awarded £2.3m on account of lost rental profit and W’s cross application for enforcement of a lump sum dismissed, the court declaring it satisfied as deducted from the total owed to H.

• Cases

• Foreign Assets
• Release from Undertakings
• Conduct
• Costs
• International Enforcement
• Executory Orders
• Enforcement

• Liam Kelly

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

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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

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

• Elizabeth Bowden

Collardeau v Fuchs & Anor [2024] EWHC 642 (Fam)21 March 2024

Knowles J. Costs in relation to (a) dismissal of W’s contempt application against H and the owner of a company that provided management services to H and W and (b) withdrawal by H of his application to debar W’s solicitor from acting for her.

• Cases

• Conduct
• Committal Applications and Judgment Summonses
• Costs

• Isabella Thomas-Kelly

KA v LE [2023] EWFC 266 (B)29 November 2023

DDJ Mark Harrop. Final hearing in FR proceedings with consideration of relevance to findings in children proceedings that H had bullied, coerced and controlled W throughout the whole of their marriage.

• Cases

• Domestic Abuse
• Adjournment
• Conduct
• Costs

• Helen Moizer

Williams v Williams [2023] EWHC 3098 (Fam)13 October 2023

Moor J. Refusal of a Hadkinson order during substantive proceedings. LSPO granted for proceedings and for overseas litigation.

• Cases

• Hadkinson Orders
• Overseas Assets
• Conduct
• Legal Services Payment Orders

• Liam Kelly

MS v FS (No. 3) [2023] EWFC 245 (B)23 December 2023

DDJ Mehta. This was a final hearing in a financial remedy application by H where arguments surrounding jurisdiction following remarriage, and conduct, were raised.

• Cases

• Remarriage
• Jurisdiction
• Conduct
• Needs

• Isabella Thomas-Kelly

Wife v Husband [2023] EWFC 273 (B)6 June 2023

DJ Masters. Small money case heard by a district judge. Final hearing where H dissipated inheritance received during the marriage.

• Cases

• Conduct
• Needs

• Sophia Paraskeva

WC v HC [2022] EWFC 4011 May 2022

Peel J: costs awarded in needs case reducing substantive award.

• Cases

• Conduct
• Costs
• Needs

• Liam Kelly

PF v QF [2024] EWFC 10 (B)15 January 2024

HHJ Reardon. Application to strike out W’s FR claim resulting from her bigamy (ex turpi causa).

• Cases

• Void Marriage
• Conduct
• Ex Turpi Causa
• Striking Out Applications

• Liam Kelly