Cases FDRs Life Expectancy Joinder of Third Parties Legal Services Payment Orders First Appointments TLATA Open in TL v ML & Ors (Ancillary Relief: Claim Against Assets of Extended Family) [2005] EWHC 2860 (Fam), [2006] 1 FCR 465, [2006] 1 FLR 1263 Judgment date: 09 December 2005https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2005/2860.html Related Fotheringhame v Nelson [2026] EWHC 632 (Ch) 27 March 2026. HHJ Klein (sitting as a High Court judge). TLATA 1996 case concerning a post-separation change in intention, where the appellant also sought to recover outstanding child maintenance payments. Intervenor Cases: Preliminary Issue Hearing or FDR (or NCDR)? Should case management decisions in intervenor cases place greater focus on the opportunities presented by an FDR or NCDR taking place prior to a preliminary issue hearing? AB v CD [2026] EWHC 1504 (Fam) 25 March 2026. Cusworth J on an application for a Legal Services Payment Order and Maintenance Pending Suit. Read the journal Financial Remedies Journal – 2026 Issue 2 | Summer Open in Related Fotheringhame v Nelson [2026] EWHC 632 (Ch) 27 March 2026. HHJ Klein (sitting as a High Court judge). TLATA 1996 case concerning a post-separation change in intention, where the appellant also sought to recover outstanding child maintenance payments. Intervenor Cases: Preliminary Issue Hearing or FDR (or NCDR)? Should case management decisions in intervenor cases place greater focus on the opportunities presented by an FDR or NCDR taking place prior to a preliminary issue hearing? AB v CD [2026] EWHC 1504 (Fam) 25 March 2026. Cusworth J on an application for a Legal Services Payment Order and Maintenance Pending Suit. Latest The Astonishing Fate of Scott v Scott (1911-1913) Secrecy in family cases from the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes (1858) to the Financial Remedies Court (2024) The Consequences of Late Service of an N260 for Summary Assessment of Costs: Prejudice and Proportionality The requirement to serve a statement of costs (Form N260) for the purposes of summary assessment of costs is set out in CPR PD 44 para 9.5. But what are the consequences of a breach of the rule to serve the statement of costs not less than 24 hours before the start of the hearing? Is It Time for the Conclusions in Waggott to Be Reconsidered? There is arguably a far greater understanding now than there was even as recently as 2018 of domestic abuse and the wide-reaching and long-lasting impact that it can have. Does this mean it is time for the Court of Appeal to reconsider the conclusions it reached in Waggott? is curated by The Leaders In Family Law Books & Software EXPLORE OUR PRODUCTS
Fotheringhame v Nelson [2026] EWHC 632 (Ch) 27 March 2026. HHJ Klein (sitting as a High Court judge). TLATA 1996 case concerning a post-separation change in intention, where the appellant also sought to recover outstanding child maintenance payments.
Intervenor Cases: Preliminary Issue Hearing or FDR (or NCDR)? Should case management decisions in intervenor cases place greater focus on the opportunities presented by an FDR or NCDR taking place prior to a preliminary issue hearing?
AB v CD [2026] EWHC 1504 (Fam) 25 March 2026. Cusworth J on an application for a Legal Services Payment Order and Maintenance Pending Suit.
Fotheringhame v Nelson [2026] EWHC 632 (Ch) 27 March 2026. HHJ Klein (sitting as a High Court judge). TLATA 1996 case concerning a post-separation change in intention, where the appellant also sought to recover outstanding child maintenance payments.
Intervenor Cases: Preliminary Issue Hearing or FDR (or NCDR)? Should case management decisions in intervenor cases place greater focus on the opportunities presented by an FDR or NCDR taking place prior to a preliminary issue hearing?
AB v CD [2026] EWHC 1504 (Fam) 25 March 2026. Cusworth J on an application for a Legal Services Payment Order and Maintenance Pending Suit.
The Astonishing Fate of Scott v Scott (1911-1913) Secrecy in family cases from the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes (1858) to the Financial Remedies Court (2024)
The Consequences of Late Service of an N260 for Summary Assessment of Costs: Prejudice and Proportionality The requirement to serve a statement of costs (Form N260) for the purposes of summary assessment of costs is set out in CPR PD 44 para 9.5. But what are the consequences of a breach of the rule to serve the statement of costs not less than 24 hours before the start of the hearing?
Is It Time for the Conclusions in Waggott to Be Reconsidered? There is arguably a far greater understanding now than there was even as recently as 2018 of domestic abuse and the wide-reaching and long-lasting impact that it can have. Does this mean it is time for the Court of Appeal to reconsider the conclusions it reached in Waggott?