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The Changing Limits of the Without Prejudice Doctrine (in the Light of the Shift in FPR Part 3)

The Changing Limits of the Without Prejudice Doctrine (in the Light of the Shift in FPR Part 3)

In this article James Pirrie and Victoria Nottage explore the intersection between the without prejudice doctrine as it applies to mediation and the inquisitorial responsibilities of the court as bolstered by the new protocols. The changes to the Family Procedure Rules introduced in April last year, concerning the interaction between

ST v AR: The Origin of Assets and the Assessment of Needs

ST v AR: The Origin of Assets and the Assessment of Needs

As Mostyn J observed in Clarke v Clarke [2023] 2 FLR 1 at [36], Peel J’s oft-quoted summary of the law in WC v HC (Financial Remedies Agreements) (Rev 1) [2022] 2 FLR 1110 at [21] is an ‘impeccable synopsis of the jurisprudence applicable in financial remedy cases [which]

Let’s Be Clear: The Transparency Reporting Pilot for Financial Remedy Proceedings

Let’s Be Clear: The Transparency Reporting Pilot for Financial Remedy Proceedings

One of the most important considerations for anyone with significant wealth, or who has a public profile and who is getting divorced, is the subject of confidentiality and privacy. It is often a key factor of any such client who is considering where and how to get divorced, and it

Vince v Vince: Every Cloud Has a Green Lining

Vince v Vince: Every Cloud Has a Green Lining

Disclaimer: Amelia Alston and Laura Couves represented (with Sarah Jane Lenihan and Simon Bruce of Dawson Cornwell LLP and Richard Todd KC and Lily Mottahedan of 1 Hare Court Chambers) the wife in Vince v Vince [2024] EWFC 389 (Fam). On Friday, 17 January 2024, Mr Justice Cusworth handed down

Report of the Duxbury Working Party (final), November 2024

Report of the Duxbury Working Party (final), November 2024

A provisional version of this report was published on 2 October 2024 and invited representations for consideration by the Working Party ahead of publication of this final report. Such representations as were received are summarised in Appendix 6, and in a few instances in alterations to the text of the

James Turner KC (1952–2025): An Obituary

James Turner KC (1952–2025): An Obituary

James Turner KC, who has died aged 72, was a titan of the bar. In an increasingly specialised legal world, he had a uniquely broad practice for a family barrister: financial remedies, child abduction, divorce, crime, judicial review, medical disciplinary work and administrative law. He appeared in over 200 reported

Pre-Nuptial Agreements: an ‘Oven-Ready’ Solution to a Pressing Problem? A House of Lords Debate

Pre-Nuptial Agreements: an ‘Oven-Ready’ Solution to a Pressing Problem? A House of Lords Debate

Late last month, Baroness Deech brought a motion in the House of Lords, ‘That this House takes note of the law relating to prenuptial agreements’. The debate came against the backdrop of Baroness Deech having (of course) long pursued financial remedies reform through her Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill. She has