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Vulnerable Witness Training – Not Just For Children Practitioners

Vulnerable Witness Training – Not Just For Children Practitioners

Within the Family Court there is a growing understanding of the importance of ensuring that the court process is adapted for those that are vulnerable. The effects of this evolution in professional focus have perhaps been most keenly felt in children cases, and rather less so in those involving financial

Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWHC 631 (QB)

Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWHC 631 (QB)

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2022/631.html Before I sat down to read Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWHC 631 (QB) and write this blog, I was primed ready to come up with a flashy introductory sentence. Something along the lines of, “once in a generation something

Time Out: Abide By the Rules – or Else! Analysis of WC v HC [2022] EWFC 22 (Peel J)

Time Out: Abide By the Rules – or Else! Analysis of WC v HC [2022] EWFC 22 (Peel J)

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/22.html Introduction When the former President announced a number of years ago the ambition of creating a Financial Remedies Court, it was clearly stated that the intention was to produce a modern and efficient justice system. At the same time,

Will ADR Be the Only Way in the Future to Avoid Publication of Financial Remedy Cases?

Will ADR Be the Only Way in the Future to Avoid Publication of Financial Remedy Cases?

As I was reading through the judgment of Collardeau-Fuchs v Fuchs [2022] EWFC 6, which dealt solely with the issue of maintenance pending suit, I noted that the parties have agreed to attend a private FDR to attempt to agree the outstanding financial claims. I wondered if the reason for

Tech Corner: The Remarkable 2, for Family Lawyers?

Tech Corner: The Remarkable 2, for Family Lawyers?

We date ourselves with our I.T. My generation grew up on the ZX Spectrum 48K. The noise of Jet Set Willy loading on a cassette tape is an iconic sound of my childhood. I graduated without ever having owned a PC. Hershman & McFarlane was famously birthed on a

Financial Remedies Case Round-Up

Financial Remedies Case Round-Up

From the Chair of the Editorial Board The Financial Remedies Case Round-Up will be a regular feature in the FRJ. The intention will largely be to draw brief attention to a full range of financial remedies case judgments delivered since the last edition of the journal, which the interested reader

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