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Two Important Cases in One Day: Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil and TUI v Griffiths

Two Important Cases in One Day: Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil and TUI v Griffiths

As the old saying goes, you wait ages for a London bus; then two arrive at once. Today (29 November 2023) the Supreme Court (Lords Hodge, Lloyd-Jones, Briggs, Burros and Stephens) handed down judgment in TUI v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48 (‘Griffiths’), while the Court of Appeal (Carr LCJ, Vos

GA v EL [2023] EWFC 187

Judgment date: 31 October 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/187.html Peel J. Daniels v Walker application made by the Wife ('W') at a Pre-Trial Review in financial remedy proceedings. Background * The parties married in 2007 and separated in November 2019. They are

CG v SG [2023] EWHC 942 (Fam)

Judgment date: 10 March 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/942 HHJ Hess. A final hearing in financial remedy proceedings heard over six days. Both parties were in their sixties and had a long marriage of 30 years. The children were all adult and independent. During the

Clarke v Clarke – A Brave New (Valuation) World

Clarke v Clarke – A Brave New (Valuation) World

Introduction Business valuers are often asked to estimate the value of interests in companies that do not represent the entirety of the company’s share capital.[[1]] In those cases, the application of an appropriate valuation discount, which accurately reflects the attributes of a subject shareholding can be both a

Depletion of Business Profits and Assets During Separation and Divorce Proceedings – Would it Have Happened Anyway?

Depletion of Business Profits and Assets During Separation and Divorce Proceedings – Would it Have Happened Anyway?

Introduction This article is written from the perspective of the business valuation expert. We often see business profits and assets deplete over the period of separation and during divorce proceedings. The question is to what extent this can/could have been controlled by the business owner (and usually shareholder/director

Renée v Galbraith-Marten [2022] EWFC 118

Judgment date: 04 October 2022 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2022/118 Mostyn J. F’s application for extension of extended civil restraint order (ECRO) and M’s application for permission pursuant to ECRO to bring a Schedule 1 application for a capitalised school fees order and variation of

Mltpl: A New Business Valuation Tool

Mltpl: A New Business Valuation Tool

Introduction Business valuations are often associated with high costs, long delays and, in many instances, subjective analysis and unsupported conclusions. Inevitably, questions arise as to their utility, given their inherent fragility. It does not have to be this way. Mltpl is a new automated business valuation software that uses cutting