Message from HHJ Edward Hess about changes to the operation of the London Financial Remedies Court to take effect in January 2023
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The Costs of ‘Costs of Sale’
As part of the computation stage of financial remedy proceedings great care is taken to ascertain the accurate net value of the family home and other property owned by the parties or in which they have an interest.
Helliwell v Entwistle: Some Troubling Aspects
Following King LJ’s judgment in Helliwell v Entwistle [2025] EWCA Civ 1055, Sir Nicholas Mostyn reconsiders his reasoning in Cummings v Fawn [2023] EWHC 830 (Fam) and concludes that some of his language needs to be modified.
A Divorce, Gaslighting, Lack of Transparency, and a Port
Emma Brunning and Dharshica Thanarajasingham (with Alexander Thorpe KC and Saima Younis) represented the wife in TF v SF [2025] EWHC 1959 (Fam). The judge had to untangle a web of hidden assets, misleading disclosures and a multi-million-pound port deal to determine a fair financial settlement.