Economic Abuse

Tempering the Wind to the Shorn Lamb – Equity’s Role in Defending Victims of Economic Abuse from Creditor Claims: Part 1 - Undue Influence

[2026] 2 FRJ 137. This article is the first of a two-part series highlighting equitable doctrines that present options for defending the victim and the family home against the claims of commercial mortgage lenders and trustees in bankruptcy – or at least mitigating the damage.

TLATA and Economic Abuse

Is economic abuse relevant when determining property ownership between former cohabitants? Explicit references to economic abuse in TLATA claims may be rare, but a review of case-law shows its relevance. This article explores four scenarios in which economic abuse can be relevant in TLATA claims.

DP v EP (Conduct; Economic Abuse; Needs) [2023] EWFC 6

Judgment date: 10 January 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/6 HHJ Madeleine Reardon. Finding of economic abuse and consideration of whether it met the level of s 25 conduct. Parties aged 49 (W) and 59 (H), married 1994, separated 2018, children adults. Marriage void for W’s

Economic Abuse as ‘Conduct’

Economic Abuse as ‘Conduct’

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (‘DAA 2021’) which came into force on 1 October 2021 created statutory definitions of specific forms of abusive behaviour. ‘Economic abuse’ is defined in s 1(4) as ‘any behaviour that has a substantial adverse effect on B’s ability to (a) acquire, use or