Cases

Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property Companies Costs

L v L [2021] EWFC B83

Judgment date: 05 November 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2021/B83.html HHJ Booth. Equal sharing of a combined c.£24m interest in a business acquired from H’s father prior to the 19-year marriage held to apply. H’s shareholding was restructured 3 years prior

Variation Enforcement

Austin v Haynes [2021] EWCA Civ 1919

Judgment date: 15 December 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2021/1919.html Moylan LJ (judgment), Underhill LJ and Davies LJ. The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against, inter alia, (a) an interim charging order to enforce arrears of sums due under a consent order in

Child Maintenance Conduct Evidence Overseas Divorce and the 1984 Act Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications

Her Royal Highness Haya Bint Al Hussein v His Highness Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum [2021] EWFC 94

Judgment date: 19 November 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2021/94.html Moor J. High profile applications by W under Schedule 1, Part III MFPA and the Married Women’s Property Act 1882 concluded with a record-breaking award. Lump sum awarded to W of £251.5m

Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications

UD v DN (Schedule 1, Children Act 1989; Capital Provision) [2021] EWCA Civ 1947

Judgment date: 21 December 2021 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2021/1947.html Moylan LJ (judgment), King LJ and Newey LJ. The Court of Appeal allowed a father’s appeal against a settlement of property order in favour of the parties’ two younger children (17 and 12

Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications

UD v DN [2021] EWCA Civ 1947

Judgment date: 21 December 2021 https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/UD-v-DN-judgment.pdf

Companies Add-Backs

P v Q (Financial Remedies) [2022] EWFC B9 (10 February 2022)

Judgment date: 10 February 2022 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2022/B9.html HHJ Hess. Financial remedy proceedings in which parties’ respective parents had provided them with funds to enhance their lifestyle, which court held to be soft loans rather than gifts. Discussion of importance of determining

Foreign Assets Admissibility of Civil Judgments in Other Proceedings Committal Applications and Judgment Summonses International Enforcement

Bailey v Bailey (Committal) (Rev1) [2022] EWFC 5 (4 February 2022)

Judgment date: 04 February 2022 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/5.html Peel J. W’s application for committal of H and two others for breaches of financial remedy order following ‘almost interminable’ proceedings. H argued that the earlier financial remedy judgment (as opposed to order)