On 29 November 2023, the Court of Appeal decided Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. It held that a whole generation of lawyers and judges had misunderstood Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust [2004] EWCA Civ 576, which had previously been understood to be binding authority for the proposition that the court cannot compel parties to engage in mediation.
!07/12/2023 18:27
As the old saying goes, you wait ages for a London bus; then two arrive at once: Griffiths & Churchill.
!30/11/2023 17:15
Fancourt J as Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Mother's successful appeal against the finding that her son had a beneficial interest in her home arising from proprietary estoppel.
HHJ Hess. H and W divorced in 2013 following a 14-year marriage. H had maintained a successful career working in business finance.
Can the court determine it has jurisdiction to order child maintenance even when there isn't a maximum CMS assessment in force?
!04/12/2023 09:22
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