Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
Final Reflections on Standish: Was It All Worthwhile?
If asked, Mr Standish may say that three rounds of litigation, with another to follow, were worth it – Mrs Standish, perhaps not. But for lawyers, with many questions left unanswered, and a feeling that the opportunity to settle the law on matrimonialisation with clarity and certainty has passed us by, it may not have been worthwhile.
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- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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Adodo v Tan [2025] EWFC 184 (B)27 June 2025
HHJ Rodgers. Re-hearing following an appeal to the Court of Appeal against a final order made by District Judge Severn on 10 October 2022. On appeal, it was held there had been a misunderstanding of crucial funds available overseas, leading to a fundamentally flawed final decision.
- Cases
- Overseas Assets
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Sharing
- Departure From Equality
- Costs
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Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 262 July 2025
Lord Burrows and Lord Stephens (with whom Lord Reed, Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lady Simler agree). The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed W’s appeal, upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision, and clarified application of the sharing principle and matrimonialisation.
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- Sharing Principle
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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GR v AR [2025] EWFC 143 (B)10 March 2025
HHJ Hess (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Application of the sharing principle and dispute over matrimonial vs non matrimonial property in HNW financial remedy case.
- Cases
- Sharing Principle
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Shares
- High Net Worth
- Family Home
Betting the Farm
In an area of law that has many dedicated sub-genres, few are perceived as being as abstruse and esoteric as the idea of the ‘farming case’. The term is rolled out with such precision and certainty that one could be forgiven for expecting a separate section of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 to have been dedicated to its operation.
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- Farms
- Autumn 2024 Budget
- Taxation
- Farming Case
!18/03/2025 06:00
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AF v GF [2024] EWHC 3478 (Fam)25 November 2024
Mr Geoffrey Kingscote KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge). Useful analysis of business matrimonialisation and quantification of assets, including the valuation of pre-marital business interests. The judgment clearly covers the two-stage exercise in Charman v Charman [2007] EWCA Civ 503 to add-back jurisprudence, the fragility of company valuations, matrimonialisation of pre-marital assets, and share transfers.
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- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Company Valuations
- Add-Backs
ST v AR [2025] EWFC 4
The Husband is 70. The Wife is 51. They have a 9-year-old daughter. They cohabited from February 2003 and in early 2012 separated due to the wife’s affair. In August 2012 – c.9 months later – they reunited. They married on 8 October 2012. The wife applied for divorce in May 2023. They therefore had nearly 20 years together, albeit not seamless cohabitation.
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- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
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ST v AR [2025] EWFC 49 January 2025
HHJ Vincent (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge). Final hearing in a high-value case. Court making findings on whether H’s large inheritance had been matrimonialised, W’s entitlement to a second home, and who should be awarded the family home.
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- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Needs
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WW v XX [2024] EWFC 330 (B)11 October 2024
HHJ Hess. Final hearing involving valuation and matrimonial nature of business.
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- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Experts
- Companies
- Valuations
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SV v AV [2024] EWFC 86 (B)7 February 2024
DJ Ashworth. Final financial remedy hearing involving the weight to be attached to a pre-nuptial agreement, non-matrimonial and matrimonial property, and the computation of assets.
- Cases
- Pre-Nuptial Agreements
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
- Cohabitation
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