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Delaying a Divorce Because of Financial Prejudice: The New No-fault Law and Practice

Prof David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb 31 October 2024

Executive summary There can be real loss and prejudice in some divorce cases if the final divorce order, previously the decree absolute, is granted before the final financial settlement and its implementation in circumstances when the paying party then dies. Automatic entitlement to pensions, the primary circumstance, but also insurance

Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedies Proceedings – A Summary of Resolution’s October 2024 report

Annie Boxer 9 October 2024

In mid-2023 a multi-disciplinary working-party was established by Resolution to consider the relationship between domestic abuse and the division of finances on separation and how domestic abuse is addressed in financial proceedings. A comprehensive survey was opened to family law professionals and it received a huge 526 full responses. This

Post Standish – What now for Matrimonialisation?

iFLG 23 September 2024

On 23 May 2024, the Court of Appeal delivered Judgment in the case of Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 567, unanimously allowing the husband’s appeal from Mr Justice Moor sitting in the Family Division of the High Court. In 2017 the husband had transferred £77 million (which included

Conduct – To Plead or not to Plead?

Annie Boxer 1 August 2024

When is conduct relevant? Section 25(2)(g) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 states that for conduct to be taken into account in financial remedy proceedings it needs to be conduct that would, in the opinion of the Court, be inequitable to disregard. What does this mean? Section 4.4 of the

Economic Abuse in Family Proceedings

Rosa Schofield 24 July 2024

Economic Abuse Economic abuse is a form of domestic abuse and is defined at section 1(4) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 as ‘any behaviour that has a substantial adverse effect on B’s ability to (a)acquire, use or maintain money or other property, or (b)obtain goods or service’. There is

Potential Curtailment of the English Court’s Powers Under Part III MFPA

Michael Allum 4 June 2024

The recent decision of Moor J in TY v XA [2024] EWFC 96 (24 April 2024) has received attention as the first reported MFPA 1984 Part III leave/set aside case since the Supreme Court decision in Potanina v Potanin [2024] UKSC 3 (31 January 2024). The judgment contains some helpful clarifications including that applications for leave

Revised Finance Pre-Action Protocol

Michael Allum 30 May 2024

On 29 April 2024 important changes were made to FPR Part 3 and Part 28 to promote non-court dispute resolution (NCDR). These changes include requiring the court to encourage parties to use NCDR, the introduction of a new form (FM5) requiring parties to set out their views on NCDR, and

What Family Law Practitioners and Separating Families Need to Know About the Spring Budget 2024 – A Family Lawyer’s Perspective

Agata Osińska 8 March 2024

The Spring Budget 2024 was announced on 6 March 2024. Whilst the Budget did not help to fill the public’s wallet as much as hoped, it nevertheless introduced changes about which family law practitioners, and separating families should be aware of*. *With a general election this year, these policies might

Greece Legalises Marriage for Same-sex Couples

Lucy Loizou 19 February 2024

Friday 16 February 2024 was a symbolic day in Greece. A landmark bill was passed by the Hellenic Parliament legalising same-sex marriage. Greece is the first Orthodox Christian country in the world to do so. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted in favour of the

The Potanin Litigation: A Look Ahead

Michael Allum 6 February 2024

On 31 January 2024 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Potanin and Potanina [1]. For a summary of the background to the proceedings and an overview of the judgment please click here. The key dates in the proceedings are as follows: 8 October 2018: The wife

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Delaying a Divorce Because of Financial Prejudice: The New No-fault Law and Practice

Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedies Proceedings – A Summary of Resolution’s October 2024 report

Post Standish – What now for Matrimonialisation?

Conduct – To Plead or not to Plead?

Economic Abuse in Family Proceedings

Potential Curtailment of the English Court’s Powers Under Part III MFPA

Revised Finance Pre-Action Protocol

What Family Law Practitioners and Separating Families Need to Know About the Spring Budget 2024 – A Family Lawyer’s Perspective

Greece Legalises Marriage for Same-sex Couples

The Potanin Litigation: A Look Ahead

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