RC v FP [2025] EWFC 123
Mr Nicholas Allen KC sitting as deputy High Court judge. Judgment in private law children proceedings extending transparency order until childโs 18th birthday.
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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.
Grijns v Grijns & Ors [2025] EWHC 1413 (Ch)
Master Bowles (sitting in retirement). Failed proprietary estoppel claim by son who lived in his parentsโ Chelsea property for over 20 years.
In Defence of Legal Fee Loans: The Economics of Access to Justice
The recent High Court judgment of Peel J in ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ท ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ [2025] EWFC 89 has renewed focus on the role of legal fee lending in family proceedings. This coincides with significant judicial commentary about funding arrangements, including notable judgments in ๐๐๐ ๐ท ๐๐๐ and ๐๐ ๐ท ๐๐.
Ramana v Kist-Ramana [2025] EWCA Civ 1022
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2025/1022?court=ewca%2Fciv&court=ewca%2Fcrim&court=ewhc%2Ffam&court=ewfc
BC v BC [2025] EWFC 236
Peel J. Save for four specific matters, parties cannot refer to what happened at the pFDR. The Financial Remedies Court โ Primary Principles paragraph 8 issued by Mostyn J and HHJ Hess goes too far by saying that the court should be told that offers were made and that an was indication given.
SM v BA
* SM v BA (Legal Services Payment Order) [2025] EWFC 7
* SM v BA (No 2: Maintenance Pending Suit) [2025] EWFC 28
* Transplanting Costs Order Principles to LSPOs and Legal Costs Funding Orders