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T v T (Variation of Pension Sharing Order and Underfunded Schemes) [2021] EWFC B67

T v T (Variation of Pension Sharing Order and Underfunded Schemes) [2021] EWFC B67

HHJ Edward Hess’s judgment in the case of Mr T and Mrs T is without doubt the most complex and detailed pension sharing judgment ever handed down by the courts in England and Wales. It has more twists and turns than a John le Carré novel and, as you

Principal Private Residence Relief on Divorce

Principal Private Residence Relief on Divorce

When individuals stop living in the matrimonial home they are often likely to face a capital gains tax charge when the property is sold or transferred. Any individuals that have lived in a property as their main home are entitled to Principal Private Residence (PPR) relief when the property is

Criminal Confiscation, Trusts of Land and Financial Remedies

Criminal Confiscation, Trusts of Land and Financial Remedies

Background Convicted criminals may find themselves subject to confiscation applications and orders. These might be accompanied by a trust of land or financial remedy application, by a (perhaps not so) innocent applicant. How do confiscation proceedings work generally? How do they interact with family proceedings? This article gives a general

Private Alternative Dispute Resolution (pADR) – a Still Much Under-Used Process

Private Alternative Dispute Resolution (pADR) – a Still Much Under-Used Process

A few introductory thoughts – the bigger picture The legal profession is notoriously slow at embracing change whether it is to the substantive law or, more often, to process. Every attempt to make the system work better and to the advantage of the punters is customarily met with a shaking of

Tech Corner: The Remarkable 2, for Family Lawyers?

Tech Corner: The Remarkable 2, for Family Lawyers?

We date ourselves with our I.T. My generation grew up on the ZX Spectrum 48K. The noise of Jet Set Willy loading on a cassette tape is an iconic sound of my childhood. I graduated without ever having owned a PC. Hershman & McFarlane was famously birthed on a

Money Corner: Financial Protection and Divorce

Money Corner: Financial Protection and Divorce

The area of financial protection is one that most of us first come across when we are buying a house. The mortgage adviser will deftly remind us of all the things that might go wrong for our family if we were to become seriously ill or die. During my training

Interview with Sir Jonathan Cohen

Interview with Sir Jonathan Cohen

Rhys Taylor: Sir Jonathan, thank you very much for agreeing to be interviewed this evening for the Financial Remedies Journal. Can I please start by asking you, do you have any particular recollections from your early days at the Bar? Sir Jonathan Cohen: Well, first of all, it was great