Appeals

Re RA (Appeal: Validity of a Marriage: Finding of Fact) [2024] EWHC 1144 (Fam)

Judgment date: 15 May 2024 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2024/1144.html Henke J. Successful appeal of a fact-finding, despite such an appeal being ‘notoriously difficult’. Facts The parties entered into a relationship in 1995. They were Islamically married on 4 August 1999 and a civil

TY v XA [2024] EWFC 96

Judgment date: 24 April 2024 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2024/96.html Moor J. Ripples from the decision in Potanin v Potanina [2024] UKSC 3. Mr Justice Moor reiterated that Potanin had not changed the basic test for the grant of leave to apply for financial

Xanthopoulos v Rakshina [2024] EWCA Civ 84

Judgment date: 08 February 2024 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2024/84.html King, Bean and Moylan LJJ. Epic saga of litigation concludes with the Court of Appeal substituting a final order made in Part III proceedings. Background On 17 May 2023 Sir Jonathan Cohen made final

Re A v B (Schedule 1: Arbitral Award: Appeal) [2024] EWHC 778 (Fam)

Judgment date: 10 April 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/778 Cobb J. A root and branch assault leads to the conclusion that the court is not limited to the ‘four corners’ of Schedule 1 and can make orders that require a party to borrow. Background M’

Hyslop v Hyslop 2DS 2022/13 & 2DS 2023/03

Judgment date: 12 July 2023 https://www.judgments.im/content/J3125.htm Judge of Appeal Cross KC, Acting Deemster Horton KC, and Deemster Corlett. Michael Horton KC, one of three Deemsters sitting in the Staff of Government Division in the Isle of Man High Court (‘appeal court’), grapples with an

SY v Personal Representatives of the Estate of DY (Deceased) [2023] EWFC 280 (B)

Judgment date: 14 August 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2023/280.html Recorder Hames KC: Appeal against PSO out of time following death of W allowed and substituted by lump sum order to reflect lost benefit to the Estate for the benefit of the children. H