TF v SF [2025] EWHC 1659 (Fam)
Mr Justin Warshaw KC sitting as a deputy High Court judge. Final hearing in a financial remedies matter, dealing with issues of interim provision, non-disclosure, conduct and post-separation accrual.
Valuations
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
Two Heads, Better than One? BR v BR, in Light of BR v BR (No 2) and Vince v Vince
In his judgment in BR v BR [2024] EWFC 11, [2024] 2 FLR 217, Peel J emphasised at [17](i) that ‘[w]herever possible’ the instruction of a single joint expert (SJE) is the ‘default position’ and at [17](ii) that a ‘high degree of justification’ is required for two
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
BR v BR [2025] EWFC 88
Judgment date: 04 April 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/88
Peel J. Final Hearing in Ultra High Net Worth FR case involving valuations of complex business structures.
Facts
The parties had a long marriage of nearly 30 years including a period of cohabitation. The parties began their
Culligan v Culligan [2025] EWFC 1
Judgment date: 14 January 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/1
MacDonald J. An equal division of the matrimonial assets following a 40-year marriage, including a Wells share in favour of W.
Total assets of £26m. W (63) was a British citizen; H (61) held dual British and
Dealing with Private Equity Investments in Financial Remedies Cases
Investments in private equity funds are a feature of some ‘big money’ divorce cases. In some cases, investments have been made in private equity funds and those investments, or profit sharing entitlements deriving from them, form part of the matrimonial or non-matrimonial property of the parties. The main difficulty in