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Armed Forces Pension Scheme: Points to Consider…

Armed Forces Pension Scheme: Points to Consider…

I am often instructed in cases involving military professionals which, in turn, encompass armed forces pensions. There are additional issues to consider in these cases which often add another level of complexity. Here, I flag up some issues which I often crop up. It is, hopefully(!), common knowledge that in

Can a Litigation Funder Rely on Any Form of Equitable Lien

Can a Litigation Funder Rely on Any Form of Equitable Lien

Funding family proceedings LS v PS [2021] EWFC 108 (23 December 2021), Roberts J concerns an application by a litigation funder (Q), as intervener in financial provision proceedings, for disclosure of material arising between a husband and wife and in relation to their settlement of LS’s financial order proceedings.

Capital Gains Tax – Changes on the Horizon?

Capital Gains Tax – Changes on the Horizon?

In November of 2021, the government accepted the Office of Tax Simplification’s (OTS) proposals regarding the tax year of separation. If enacted into legislation, these changes could have a significant impact on the way that Capital Gains Tax (CGT) applies to divorcing couples. In anticipation of these changes, couples

Efficiency Statement FRC: New Guidance, Deadlines and Templates

Efficiency Statement FRC: New Guidance, Deadlines and Templates

On 12 January 2022, Mostyn J and HHJ Hess issued the 'Statement on the Efficient Conduct of Financial Remedy Hearings' ('the Statement') which now applies to all financial remedy hearings below High Court level. The Statement represents a significant change to financial remedies procedure, with new

Caroline Norton – Family Law’s Forgotten Heroine

Caroline Norton – Family Law’s Forgotten Heroine

1836 Caroline Norton by William Etty Introduction At the cemetery at Lecropt Kirk,[[1]] Bridge Allan, Stirling, Scotland, Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Sheridan Norton (22.03.1808 to 15.06.1877) lies in rest in the Stirling Maxwell vault nearby the grave of one of her three children William Charles Chapple

Hasan v Ul-Hasan (deceased) & Anor [2021] EWHC 1791 (Fam): The Implications of Death on Divorce and Financial Remedies

Hasan v Ul-Hasan (deceased) & Anor [2021] EWHC 1791 (Fam): The Implications of Death on Divorce and Financial Remedies

'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.' -- Benjamin Franklin, November 1817 'Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them.' -- Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, 1936 Introduction The death of