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Sharing Principle
Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property
Duration of the Marriage
Special Contribution
Sharp v Sharp [2017] EWCA Civ 408
Judgment date: 13 June 2017
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Final Reflections on Standish: Was It All Worthwhile?
If asked, Mr Standish may say that three rounds of litigation, with another to follow, were worth it – Mrs Standish, perhaps not. But for lawyers, with many questions left unanswered, and a feeling that the opportunity to settle the law on matrimonialisation with clarity and certainty has passed us by,
Adodo v Tan [2025] EWFC 184 (B)
Judgment date: 27 June 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/184
HHJ Rodgers. Re-hearing following an appeal to the Court of Appeal against a final order made by District Judge Severn on 10 October 2022. On appeal, it was held there had been a misunderstanding of crucial
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Financial Remedies Journal – 2025 Issue 2 | Summer
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OS v DT [2025] EWFC 156
HHJ Hess. Financial remedies final hearing heard by HHJ Hess involving total assets over £9m, and disputes concerning non-matrimonial property including post-separation income, and child periodical payments where the parties had equal shared care of the children.
Final Reflections on Standish: Was It All Worthwhile?
If asked, Mr Standish may say that three rounds of litigation, with another to follow, were worth it – Mrs Standish, perhaps not. But for lawyers, with many questions left unanswered, and a feeling that the opportunity to settle the law on matrimonialisation with clarity and certainty has passed us by,
Adodo v Tan [2025] EWFC 184 (B)
Judgment date: 27 June 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/184
HHJ Rodgers. Re-hearing following an appeal to the Court of Appeal against a final order made by District Judge Severn on 10 October 2022. On appeal, it was held there had been a misunderstanding of crucial
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