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.
Trusts
Re P (A Child) (Financial Provision: s 423 Insolvency Act 1986) [2025] EWHC 1460 (Fam)
Harrison J. A Schedule 1 application and connected application under s 423 Insolvency Act 1986. Order for provision of a housing fund; periodical payments; security for maintenance and school fees. The court came just short of making an order under s 423, but made relevant findings.
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
AB v CD & Ors [2025] EWFC 958
Judgment date: 13 February 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/958
HHJ Richard Williams. Judgment following a trial of a preliminary issue in financial remedy proceedings to determine (a) if a transfer of shares was made with the intention to defeat a claim for financial relief and should
Trusts in Financial Remedy Proceedings
‘Yet once more, O ye Laurels, and once more
Ye Myrtles brown with Ivy never sere
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude
And with forc’d fingers rude.’
When studying for my A level in English literature I never quite worked out who Myrtle Brown was, nor
P v Q, R and S [2024] EWFC 164 (B)
Judgment date: 19 June 2024
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/164
District Judge Veal. Final hearing concerning W’s claim in financial remedy proceedings for a beneficial interest in two properties which had been bought and renovated by H and the intervenors, H’s parents. District Judge
IN v CH [2024] EWFC 233
Judgment date: 08 July 2024
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/233
Mr Stephen Trowell KC. The husband and wife made competing applications for an order for sale in respect of the matrimonial home and a yacht. The court found that the wife did not have a beneficial interest