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DR v ES & Ors (Further LSPO Application) [2026] EWFC 15
MacDonald J. Hearing of W’s fourth LSPO application in long running financial remedies proceedings. MacDonald J dealt with questions of historic and future costs in circumstances where W had overspent on the budget set by a previous LSPO order.
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