Duncan Needham v Susan Rosemary Ellis [2024] EWCC 2915 November 2024

HHJ Tindal. An unusual case, involving two appeals arising from longstanding TLATA claims involving the former family home. Mr Needham’s application to vary the consent order which was made in 2017 was refused. He sought ‘permission to apply’ to set aside that refusal, permission being required because of an LCRO. Permission to apply was refused; Mr Needham appealed. This judgment deals with his application to set aside that refusal.

• Cases

• TLATA Claims
• Appeals
• Civil Restraint Orders

• Neive Augustin

James v Seymour: The Calculator

As helpfully summarised by Calum Smith on the FRJ website Mostyn J’s judgment in James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam) 675 included a renewed attempt to tackle how Child Maintenance should be calculated, effectively refining the methodology first se…

• Blog

• Child Maintenance

• Dom Christophers

!29/05/2023 08:00

X v Y [2025] EWHC 727 (Fam)11 March 2025

Trowell J. Wife’s unsuccessful appeal against the rejection of her Barrell application to reopen a final order in a needs case following the husband’s father’s death. Trowell J agreed with the trial judge that the husband’s inheritance prospects were uncertain, and the principle of finality ought to be favoured over re-opening the case.

• Cases

• Barrell Applications
• Appeals Out Of Time
• Appeals
• Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)

• Jasmine Knapman

DR Corner: Is NCDR Appropriate in Financial Remedy Cases where there is Domestic Abuse?

In October 2024, a Resolution multi-disciplinary working party published a report, Domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings. Described as a ‘groundbreaking’ consideration of the interplay between domestic abuse and the treatment of finances on separation and divorce, this 18-month project is a powerful call for change.

• Journal

• Domestic Abuse
• NCDR
• DR Corner

• Edward Cooke
• Karin Walker

!18/03/2025 06:00

Domestic Abuse, Nuptial Agreements and Financial Remedies: A Cultural Shift?

As family practitioners will know, the dynamics involved in negotiating nuptial agreements are no less nuanced than those in other parts of our work. There can be power imbalances, cultural clashes and differing perceptions of fairness.

• Journal

• Domestic Abuse
• Conduct
• Nuptial Agreements

• Polly Calver
• Joanne Edwards

!18/03/2025 06:00