Cases

Agreements Appeals Child Support

DT v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (CSM) [2023] UKUT 175 (AAC)

Judgment date: 17 July 2023 https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/AAC/2023/175.html Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Rowland. Appeal against decision of First-tier Tribunal regarding the correct income figure upon which to base a Child Maintenance calculation. Appeal allowed. Legal framework * Decisions under the ‘2012 scheme’ are

Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property Spousal Maintenance (Quantum) Special Contribution Trusts

SS v IS [2023] EWHC 1544 (Fam)

Judgment date: 14 June 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/1544 Roberts J. Final hearing in financial remedy proceedings with issues around spousal maintenance, offshore trusts and non-matrimonial assets. Background The parties met as students in 2003 in Russia and married in 2004. They had essentially no

Publicity and Confidentiality Appeals Needs

Augousti v Matharu [2023] EWHC 1900 (Fam)

Judgment date: 10 August 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/1900 Mostyn J. Decision on permission to appeal on grounds which were considered to be totally without merit and applications for reporting restriction order. H advanced 21 grounds of appeal and made an application to adduce fresh

Disclosure Conduct Separation Agreement Costs

Susan Nancy Baker v Andrew Hartill Baker [2023] EWFC 136

Judgment date: 11 August 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/136.html Mostyn J. Final hearing of W's financial remedies claim, in which the main issue was whether H should be held to the terms of a separation agreement executed by the parties in

Global Maintenance Orders Child Periodical Payments For Over 18s Spousal Maintenance (Quantum) Child Maintenance Variation Applications

AB v CD [2022] EWFC 198

Judgment date: 16 September 2022 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/198.html HHJ Shelton. Hearing on 14–15 July 2022. Cross-applications to vary global periodical payment order for a child aged 19 who is severely disabled and a spousal maintenance order. Second of three published judgments.

Global Maintenance Orders Child Periodical Payments For Over 18s Spousal Maintenance (Quantum) Child Maintenance Variation Applications

AB v CD [2023] EWFC 103

Judgment date: 18 May 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/103.html HHJ Shelton. Hearing on 10 February 2023. Cross-applications to vary global periodical payment order for a child aged 19 who is severely disabled and a spousal maintenance order. Third of three published judgments. Link

Chattels Publicity and Confidentiality Conduct Costs Tax

Tsvetkov v Khayrova [2023] EWFC 130 and [2023] EWFC 131 (costs)

Judgment date: 04 August 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/130 Costs: https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/130 Peel J. Final Hearing of H’s Financial Remedy application. The parties were born in Russia. The parties hold Russian, UK and Cypriot passports. H is 42 and