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Re P (A Child) (Financial Provision: s 423 Insolvency Act 1986) [2025] EWHC 1460 (Fam)
Harrison J. A Schedule 1 application and connected application under s 423 Insolvency Act 1986. Order for provision of a housing fund; periodical payments; security for maintenance and school fees. The court came just short of making an order under s 423, but made relevant findings.
Abigail Laura Williams v Andrew John Williams [2024] EWFC 275
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https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/275
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H (56) and W (59) married in
JK v LM [2024] EWHC 1442 (Fam)
Judgment date: 23 May 2024
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2024/1442.html
Cobb J. The case concerned four applications by the mother for an LSPO to cover the costs of her legal representation in ongoing proceedings under Schedule 1 (where she sought financial provision for the
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