Journal

Chair’s Column

Transparency The transparency debate – in the context of practices on anonymisation and rubrics – receives another punchy analysis from Sir Nicholas Mostyn in this issue of the journal in his article ‘Re-multiplied Propagation’. The difficulty here is that most of the judgments identified in his article (at High Court Judge level

Class Legal Financial Remedies Awards 2025

Class Legal Financial Remedies Awards 2025

Financial Remedies Conference, 16 October 2025 Ten years ago, Class Legal staged its inaugural financial remedies conference, the At A Glance Conference. Retitled this year as the Financial Remedies Conference, it remains the finest such conference in the calendar. This year’s, to be held on 16 October 2025 at

Foreign Property Regimes and English Matrimonial Finance: Parity or Particularity?

Foreign Property Regimes and English Matrimonial Finance: Parity or Particularity?

Introduction Since the landmark decision in Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42, [2011] 1 AC 534, English law has recognised the legitimacy of pre-nuptial agreements. As family life becomes increasingly international, the courts regularly encounter a wide variety of agreements, including those signed abroad. The most common form of foreign

‘Feral, Unprincipled and Unnecessarily Expensive’ – A Guide to Intervenor Claims

‘Feral, Unprincipled and Unnecessarily Expensive’ – A Guide to Intervenor Claims

Introduction Intervenor claims take us – family lawyers – out of our comfort zone. As financial remedy (FR) specialists we are used to dealing with discretion and grey areas: the assessment of housing and income need, where to draw the line between marital and non-marital assets, how to reflect pre-marital contributions. The

Adverse Inferences: The Court’s Approach to Valuing Overseas Assets Without Disclosure

Adverse Inferences: The Court’s Approach to Valuing Overseas Assets Without Disclosure

This article will consider the court’s approach to adverse inferences in cases where there has been no, minimal or seriously deficient disclosure from one party, particularly in relation to overseas assets. Valuing overseas properties and businesses can be particularly challenging where there has been no engagement and/or no

Re-multiplied Propagation

Re-multiplied Propagation

In this article I shall refer to those financial remedy cases heard in private to which s 12 Administration of Justice Act 1960 does not apply as mainstream financial remedy cases. As is well-known, s 12 imposes an automatic restriction on publishing the details of any financial remedy case which

Is Duxbury Dead?

Is Duxbury Dead?

The Spring 2025 issue of this journal led off with the eagerly awaited, 21-page Final Report of the Duxbury Working Party ([2025] 1 FRJ 3). As one would expect from its distinguished authors, the report is engaging, well written and skilfully argued, albeit that for reasons I shall advance hereafter