Cases

Forum Conveniens Jurisdiction Child Maintenance Variation Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications

CA v UK [2025] EWFC 117 (B)

Judgment date: 10 January 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/117 HHJ Watkins. A substantive application by the father for a child maintenance order under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 (‘Schedule 1’); [12]. Within the application, the main issue concerned the most suitable jurisdiction for

Loans Valuations Trusts

AB v CD & Ors [2025] EWFC 958

Judgment date: 13 February 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/958 HHJ Richard Williams. Judgment following a trial of a preliminary issue in financial remedy proceedings to determine (a) if a transfer of shares was made with the intention to defeat a claim for financial relief and should

Interim Relief Maintenance Pending Suit Costs Legal Services Payment Orders

SM v BA (No 2: Maintenance Pending Suit) [2025] EWFC 28

Judgment date: 19 February 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/28 Nicholas Allen KC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge. Application to increase maintenance pending suit (MPS) in ‘super-rich’ financial remedies case. Overview This judgment follows that in SM v BA (Legal Services Payment Order) [2025] EWFC

Interim Relief Maintenance Pending Suit

DSD v MJW (Costs of MPS) [2025] EWFC 119 (B)

Judgment date: 24 April 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/119 DDJ David Hodson. Proportionality and maintenance pending suit (MPS), a cautionary tale. In this case the DDJ concluded that the game was very much not worth the candle, and the application turned out to be very

Foreign Assets Non-Disclosure Chattels Adverse Inferences School Fees

VTY v GDB [2025] EWFC 110 (B)

Judgment date: 24 April 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/110 Recorder Taylor. Final hearing in a financial remedy application which concerned issues of non-disclosure and allegations of asset concealment in different countries. The matter also involved foreign litigation which appeared to undermine the existing proceedings in

Periodical Payments Variation Duxbury Capitalisation Needs Enforcement

GH v IH [2025] EWFC 120 (B)

Judgment date: 10 April 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/120 District Judge Hatvany. Final hearing on enforcement and variation of 2012 financial remedy order. The primary issue to be determined was the enforcement and variation of a joint lives periodical payments order made in 2012. The