Cases

Overseas Divorce and the 1984 Act Appeals

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

Costs Trusts

GW v GH [2023] EWFC 298 (B)

Judgment date: 12 October 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2023/298.html District Judge Napier held that the best interests of the children were the first but not the only consideration in MRC 1973 s 25. The CAO had not specified ‘private’ education, and the FRC

Loans Joinder of Third Parties Debts Needs

The Incorporated Trustees of Great Calling Ministries Worldwide v (1) A Irabor (2) F Irabor [2024] EWHC 803 (Fam)

Judgment date: 11 April 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/803 Sir Jonathan Cohen. Appeal by an intervener against a final order which included discharging an interim charging order on the FMH made in the intervenor’s favour and a payment of a lump sum which would

Part III Housing Need Conduct Costs Appeals

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

Sale of Property Needs

The Husband v The Wife [2024] EWFC 64 (B)

Judgment date: 15 March 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/64 HHJ Willans. Needs case involving impressive parties with strong and opposing views over what has happened and what constitutes a fair outcome. The parties had agreed: (i) a PSO in respect of H’s pension; (ii)