Recent experience in practice shows that there remains at times some real misunderstanding within the profession as to when before the court it is permissible to refer to a ‘without prejudice’ offer made between parties and when it is not.
!25/01/2023 14:24
As of 31 January 2023 – Mandation Day – all applications for a financial remedy must be submitted and managed using the online portal. There will be a transition period to 28 February 2023 when applications on paper will continue to be processed but after…
!03/02/2023 14:56
Millions of people around the globe have funds in cryptocurrencies, with billions of dollars now invested. The nature of these funds is invariably secretive and non-national based. They present distinctive challenges for family courts around the world in ascertaining what are the overall assets in order to produce a fair outcome.
!26/01/2023 14:43
Roberts J. Was a decision to stay a Sch 1 application pending conclusion of proceedings in another jurisdiction a substantive or procedural one?The parties were Russian nationals and parents to two children, aged 11 and 18. The children had lived in Londo…
!17/01/2023 09:00
There has long been disagreement over what an FDR judge can – and cannot – do where agreement has not been reached between the parties and, in particular, whether he or she can (and if so should) make directions for a final hearing.By virtue of FPR 9.17(2…
!09/01/2023 23:53
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