Cases

Professional Negligence Pensions on Divorce

Joanne Lewis v Cunningtons Solicitors [2023] EWHC 822 (KB)

Judgment date: 31 March 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2023/822.html HHJ Coe KC. Successful negligence claim in relation to pensions advice on divorce. The Claimant, after receiving some advice from the Defendants, but in the absence of full disclosure, entered into direct discussions with

Publicity and Confidentiality Child Maintenance Variation Applications Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications Child Support

James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam)

Judgment date: 19 April 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/844 Mostyn J. An appeal concerning the correct approach to the calculation of child maintenance liability in which Mostyn J adds to the ever-expanding repository of family law acronyms. The mother ('M') and father ('

Non-Disclosure Disclosure Undue Influence Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)

HP v AP [2023] EWFC 49

Judgment date: 31 March 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/49.html HHJ Willans. Application to set aside a consent order on the basis that the H had failed to refer to two historic loans which were secured against a property in his sole legal name,

Pensions on Divorce Conduct

S v S (Conduct: Pensions) [2022] EWFC 176

Judgment date: 11 March 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/176.html HHJ Robinson. Financial remedy proceedings involving a police officer who was convicted of serious offences including rape of his W. H pension was permanently deducted by 1% following proceedings brought by his Local Police

Conduct Companies Costs Overseas Divorce and the 1984 Act Professional Ethics

Xanthopoulos v Rakshina [2023] EWFC 50

Judgment date: 04 April 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/50 Sir Jonathan Cohen. The latest and, one hopes, final episode in a legal saga involving financial remedy, jurisdiction and children litigation spaning 60 hearings between Russia and England, in which H alone had sought counsel and legal

Conduct Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications Enforcement

X v Y, Re Z (No. 4 Schedule 1 award) [2023] EWFC 25

Judgment date: 07 March 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/25.pdf Mr Justice Cobb. M’s application under Schedule 1 for financial provision from F, who lives in the USA, for Zoe who is 2 years 4 months old and suffers from Williams Syndrome. Zoe