Transplanting Costs Order Principles to LSPOs and Legal Costs Funding Orders

In family proceedings, the court has two key tools at its disposal to address the funding of litigation. The first is via an LSPO to meet the incurrence of future legal fees, and the second, quite distinct in nature and purpose, is a costs order, providing for one party to pay the costs that have already been incurred by the other party.

• Blog

• Costs
• Legal Services Payment Orders

• Grace-Mary Sweeney

!07/04/2025 10:00

When It’s Good, It’s Very Good… The ES2, Aged Three; a Pedant’s Perspective

On 11 January 2025, the pro forma schedule of assets known to all as the ES2 turned three years old. Just like the little girl (with the little curl, right in the middle of her forehead) of nursery rhyme fame, who one imagines may be of a similar age, when it’s good, it’s very good, and when it’s bad, it’s horrid.

• Blog

• Asset Schedules

• Andrew Day

!11/04/2025 07:00

Culligan v Culligan [2025] EWFC 114 January 2025

MacDonald J. An equal division of the matrimonial assets following a 40-year marriage, including a Wells share in favour of W.

• Cases

• Wells Sharing
• Conduct
• Companies
• Crypto
• Valuations

• Olivia Currie

The Changing Limits of the Without Prejudice Doctrine (in the Light of the Shift in FPR Part 3)

In this article James Pirrie and Victoria Nottage explore the intersection between the without prejudice doctrine as it applies to mediation and the inquisitorial responsibilities of the court as bolstered by the new protocols.

• Blog

• Without Prejudice

• James Pirrie
• Victoria Nottage

!04/04/2025 07:00

TO v GA (Financial Remedies: Deferred Sale) [2024] EWFC 405 (B)12 November 2024

Deputy District Judge Harrop publishes a judgment as a good example of the decisions district judges have to make in ‘everyday’ financial remedy cases.

• Cases

• Housing Need

• Elizabeth Bowden