Awolowo v Awolowo & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 641
Moylan LJ, Popplewell LJ and Sir Christopher Floyd. Wife wins appeal over £1.6m ‘loan’ tied to the family home.
Sham
Sayers & Anor v Dixon & Anor [2025] EWHC 1886 (Ch)
ICC Judge Barber. An insolvency case providing a helpful summary of the principles underlying the determination of an allegation of sham.
Smoke and Mirrors: Shams and Illusory Trusts in Divorce Proceedings
The existence of so-called ‘sham’ or ‘illusory’ trusts in divorce proceedings often leads to complex and intellectually engaging work for family and chancery lawyers. Identifying such trusts can significantly impact the value of the matrimonial pot and the eventual financial distribution. Remedies are typically pursued through interim applications under s
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Sham, Adverse Inferences and the Burden of Proof: Awolowo [2025] EWCA Civ 641
It’s often the financial remedy cases involving non-family barristers or judges which are the most interesting. There’s something about an outsider’s perspective which can illuminate legal principle and remind us that, per Mostyn J, ‘the Family Courts are not a desert island’.
Lord Sumption put it best