Costs
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GW v GH [2023] EWFC 298 (B)12 October 2023
District Judge Napier held that the best interests of the children were the first but not the only consideration in MRC 1973 s 25. The CAO had not specified ‘private’ education, and the FRC should not prioritise private education to the detriment of other emotional and physical needs of the children. The judge refused to make a school fees order to ‘encourage’ the trustees to pay school fees.
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- Costs
- Trusts
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Xanthopoulos v Rakshina [2024] EWCA Civ 848 February 2024
King, Bean and Moylan LJJ. Epic saga of litigation concludes with the Court of Appeal substituting a final order made in Part III proceedings.
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- Part III
- Housing Need
- Conduct
- Costs
- Appeals
- Needs
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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
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KFK v DQD [2024] EWFC 78 (B)3 April 2024
Recorder Rhys Taylor. Modest asset needs case. Issues in the case: add-back, adverse inference, beneficial interests, dishonesty, family loans and resources, nature of business assets (income vs capital resource), non-disclosure, presumption of advancement, treatment of debts, and witness credibility.
- Cases
- Chattels
- Disclosure
- Family Procedure Rules
- Costs
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D v D [2024] EWFC 7612 March 2024
HHJ Booth, sitting as a judge of the High Court: 25:75 division in favour of H following breakdown of second marriage and H’s substantial assets. Court considered W’s needs should be generously interpreted to overcome lack of SJE evidence as to W’s ill health. Needs would include W’s outstanding costs as summarily assessed by the court.
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- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Housing Need
- Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)
- Interest
- Experts
- Costs
- Duxbury Capitalisation
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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
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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
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S v S [2023] EWFC 2697 June 2023
HHJ Booth prefers Moylan LJ’s approach to matrimonial/non-matrimonial property, in which a scientific approach only takes one so far and the court must apply its discretion, over Mostyn J’s more scientific and formulaic approach.
- Cases
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Duration of the Marriage
- Costs
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ES v SS [No.2] [2024] EWFC 5918 March 2024
Sir Jonathan Cohen: determination as to the distribution of trust assets following a final hearing.
- Cases
- Costs
- Tax
- Trusts
AS v RS and Part III Applications
Legal and academic commentary since Potanina has focused on how the decision is likely to give rise to many more applications to set aside leave. What then, of the costs consequences for the unsuccessful applicant who now finds themselves either (i) being listed on notice on an inter-partes basis so the court can determine the question of leave having had the benefit of hearing from both parties, or (ii) having obtained leave ex parte, finds themselves having to defend the court’s decision to grant permission without hearing from the respondent when that respondent inevitably applies to set aside the grant of leave?
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- Part III
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