Fraud
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JL v NN [2024] EWHC 148925 April 2024
Williams J allowed W’s appeal on the basis that the judge failed to explicitly evaluate critical evidence and reach clear conclusions. Williams J confirmed that the civil standard of proof for fraud and dishonesty in the Financial Remedies Court is subject to the same balance of probabilities standard as any other factual issue, even if fraud issues should not be pleaded without an evidential basis.
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Goddard-Watts – The Second Sequel: Fraud Unravels All, Sometimes
The words ‘Goddard-Watts’ may cause a feeling of déjà vu for financial remedy practitioners. After their separation and divorce (in 2009 and 2010, respectively) the parties settled by consent the financial relief claims arising from the…
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- Fraud
!03/07/2023 08:00
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Dodgy Digital Documents: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going?
In the sun-kissed, halcyon days of late 2019 when Brexit had not yet taken effect and a corona was a halo of gas seen around the sun during an eclipse, a fevered discussion was taking place on Twitter between family lawyers regarding the increasing freque…
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- Disclosure
- Digital
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- Fake
!06/07/2022 07:13