SM v BA & Anor (WD) (No 3 Amendments to Statement of Case) [2026] EWFC 9
Mr Nicholas Allen KC sitting as a s 9 deputy judge of the High Court. Beware of the consequences of very late applications to amend a statement of case.
Case Management
SM v BA & Anor (No 3: Amendments to Statements of Case) Neutral Citation Number[2026] EWFC 9
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/9
Bankruptcy and Divorce: An Unhappy Marriage
The bankruptcy of a party can add additional layers of complexity to financial remedy proceedings. This article aims to mitigate this, by providing an overview of the process, considering its impact on final financial remedy orders being made, and setting out practical and procedural considerations.
TK v LK [2024] EWFC 71
Judgment date: 02 April 2024
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2024/71.html
Mr Nicholas Allen KC (sitting as a deputy High Court judge).
Summary
Enormously helpful review of Sch 1 authorities re (i) the jurisdiction to make a Schedule 1 award after a clean break in
Businesses in Financial Remedy Claims
‘Business’ is a term that covers a multitude of different structures. The most common are limited companies (whether public or private), partnerships and sole traders. There is obviously a big difference between a multinational PLC and a sole-trading plumber. The courts will treat different businesses in different ways.
This article
Re Z (Prohibition on Cross-examination: No QLR) [2024] EWFC 22
Judgment date: 09 February 2024
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2024/22.html
Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division. Judgment considering the approach that a judge or magistrate sitting in the Family Court should adopt when the court has directed that a Qualified Legal Representative
Case Management Tables: Aide Memoire
Below are two case management tables which set out the procedure for use in all financial remedy applications below High Court level. They have been kindly prepared by Nicholas Allen KC and Daniel Mutton at 29 Bedford Row. Both tables seek to provide a composite guide, drawing on different procedural