OO v QQ [2025] EWFC 310 (B)
HHJ Hyde KC. Final hearing in financial remedy proceedings. The husband had failed to engage with most of the process. The case was determined on a needs basis given the wife’s terminal cancer diagnosis.
Trusts
Hampshire v Bonser [2025] EWCC 55
HHJ Owen. Claim for a declaration of beneficial interest in the net sale proceeds of a bed and breakfast come former family home.
Michael v Michael [2024] EWFC 463
Judgment date: 12 August 2024
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/463
HHJ Hess, sitting as DCHJ, is concerned at final hearing with the validity of several trust structures set up by H.
Introduction
W was 57. H was 56. The parties were both of Greek Cypriot heritage and
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.
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