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Family Law – Not the Poor Relation
A paper delivered (remotely from France) by Hon Mr Justice Mostyn to the 19th National Family Law Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, on Tuesday 16 August 2022.
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!25/08/2022 15:42
Security for Costs in Family Proceedings
In MG v AR [2021] EWHC 3063 (Fam), Mostyn J made an order providing security for costs. Such orders are more frequently made in civil proceedings, where ‘costs follow the event’ and costs orders are made in favour of the successful party. An a…
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!06/07/2022 07:13
Costs Orders and Childrens’ Cases
Case law establishes that unreasonableness opens the door to the making of a costs order in a children’s case, though the court will exercise a broad discretion.
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!14/06/2022 15:18
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VV v VV [2022] EWFC 46
Peel J.Costs judgment following outcome of acrimonious and expensive financial remedy proceedings (summary here. W’s award included what H had paid already towards her legal costs (£400k) plus sufficient to discharge her outstanding legal costs (£237,000)…
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!17/05/2022 09:00
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G v W [2022] EWHC 101 (Fam)
Sir Jonathan Cohen.An appeal in Schedule 1 proceedings following Re A (Schedule 1, Overspend, Costs Clawback) [2022] EWFC 21. Permission was granted to M to appeal the decision to dismiss her claim for additional payments for a nanny, and additio…
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!11/05/2022 09:43
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Xanthopoulos v Rakshina [2022] EWFC 30
Mostyn J.Comprehensive survey of law on anonymisation of judgments; [74]–[142]. Correct question is 'Why is it in the public interest that the parties should be anonymous?' rather than 'Why is it in the public interest that the parties should be named?'…
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!12/04/2022 09:00
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Traharne v Limb [2022] EWFC 27
Cohen J. Final hearing in W’s financial remedies application in which argument centred on a post-nuptial agreement (PNA) entered into by the parties shortly prior to separation. W argued that she had been subjected to coercive and controlling behaviour an…
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!31/03/2022 09:00
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Re A (Schedule 1, Overspend, Costs Clawback) [2022] EWFC 21
Recorder Chandler QC.Schedule 1 proceedings in which M sought that F clear all her liabilities and provide additional periodical payments above the agreed £8,000 pcm for the costs of a nanny.M was described as 'spending money as if it was going out of fas…
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- Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
!21/03/2022 09:00
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Goddard-Watts v Goddard Watts [2022] EWHC 711 (Fam)
Sir Jonathan Cohen.Second rehearing of W’s application for financial remedy orders, two previous orders having been set aside due to H’s non-disclosure. W’s application based on H’s knowledge at the time of the (second) judgment that he was about to recei…
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!03/02/2022 09:00
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Loggie v Loggie [2022] EWFC 2
Mostyn J.Wife’s application for husband to indemnify her in relation to unexpectedly high fees of SJE in long-running financial remedy proceedings. This indemnity had been agreed in the earlier proceedings but not incorporated into the final order. Mostyn…
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!27/01/2022 16:44
