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10th December 2021
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Reporting Financial Remedies Cases: An Important Initiative
Sir James Munby
In a paper which I prepared for the recent At A Glance Conference on 13 October 2021 I suggested, in the course of a wide-ranging discussion of accountability and accessibility as core components of transparency...
More Transparency in the Financial Remedies Court
Sir James Munby
Hard on the heels of the CONSULTATION ON A PROPOSAL FOR A STANDARD REPORTING PERMISSION ORDER IN FINANCIAL REMEDY PROCEEDINGS published by Mostyn J and HHJ Hess, the FRC Lead Judges, and animated by the same acknowledgement of the need for more transparency in FRC, come two important judgments by Mostyn J on the same subject: BT v CU [2021] EWFC 87, paras 100-114, and, in quick succession, A v M [2021] EWFC 89, paras 101-106.
“[D]isproportionately complex, lengthy and expensive”: ES v LS [2021] EHWC 2758 (Fam)
Henry Pritchard, Barrister at 1 Hare Court
In this case the court was concerned with an application under the Hague 1980 Convention in respect of two children (aged 14 ½ and 12).
Don’t tick the box: T v T (variation of a pension sharing order and underfunded schemes) [2021] EWFC B67
Henry Pritchard, Barrister at 1 Hare Court
In this case HHJ Hess (‘the judge’) considered an application for the variation of a pension sharing order.
The Irrelevance of Wisdom: NB v MI [2021] EWHC 224 (Fam)
Lydia Newman-Saville, Barrister, 1 Hare Court
Mostyn J dealt with an application for a declaration of non-recognition of a Muslim marriage and a petition for nullity on the basis that the applicant did not have the capacity to marry.
Putting “all his eggs” in one Barder: HW v WW [2021] EWFC B20
Lydia Newman-Saville, Barrister at 1 Hare Court
The court dismissed H’s application to set aside a consent order reached at an FDR on the basis that the Covid-19 pandemic was a Barder event.
Millions in maintenance: FRB v DCA (No. 3) [2020] EWHC 3696 (Fam) and (No. 4) [2021] EWHC 116 (Fam)
Henrietta Boyle, Barrister at 1 Hare Court
Cohen J heard applications made by both husband and wife following the handing down of judgment after a final hearing between the parties in March 2020. He gave two separate judgments.
How to calculate interim maintenance during lockdown: R v R [2021] EWHC 195 (Fam)
Henrietta Boyle, Barrister at 1 Hare Court
Nicholas Cusworth QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, considered claims for interim maintenance and for a Legal Services Provision Order.
Calculating ‘reasonable’ and ‘immediate’ needs in MPS applications: Rattan v Kuwad [2021] EWCA Civ 1
Henrietta Boyle, Barrister at 1 Hare Court
The Court of Appeal considered how a court should assess reasonable and immediate needs when faced with an application for maintenance pending suit.
Costs and conspiracy claims: Crowther v Crowther [2020] EWHC 3555 (Fam)
Henrietta Boyle, Barrister at 1 Hare Court
Lieven J was concerned with an application for indemnity costs, where allegations of conspiracy and fraud had been made but were then withdrawn at the eleventh hour.
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