Will this “blizzard of litigation” make history?: Potanina v Potanin [2021] EWCA Civ 702 25th May 2021
Background
The parties married in Russia in 1983, where they lived throughout their married life. They had three children.
The parties were not well off when they met, but H accumulated...
Was it worth the Thwaite?: Kicinski v Pardi [2021] EWHC 499 (Fam) 25th May 2021
Facts
Ms Kicinski ("W") and Mr Pardi ("H") married in 1991 and had two adult children. W was a German national, and H had dual Italian and US nationality.
A significant part of this protracted piece of...
The ‘folly’ of litigating ‘about where to litigate’: C (A Child) [2021] EWFC 32 25th May 2021
Facts
This case concerned a preliminary jurisdictional argument in relation to a substantive application for financial provision under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989. Since the application...
AS v CS (Private FDR) [2021] EWFC 34 25th May 2021
Background
On 20 May 2020, Mostyn J ordered that the parties’ first appointment would be dealt with by arbitration on 2 July 2020. He also made a mandatory order that a private FDR would take place on...
CB v EB [2020] EWFC 72 10th March 2021
Continuity is king: CB v EB [2020] EWFC 72
Facts
This was an application by CB (‘the husband’) to set aside two consent orders from 2010 and 2013, which was opposed by EB (‘the wife’).
The issue...
V v W [2020] EWFC 84 10th March 2021
Can you disclose the transcript of an FDR? V v W [2020] EWFC 84
Facts
In her suit for divorce, Ms W applied for financial relief.
In March 2018, Roberts J made an order for the instruction of...
IC v RC [2020] EWHC 2997 (Fam) 10th March 2021
A slip in time saves dimes: IC v RC [2020] EWHC 2997 (Fam)
Facts
The appellant husband (‘H’) sought to appeal orders made in respect of his liability to make periodical payments to the respondent,...
Re Z (Schedule 1: Legal Costs Funding Order; Interim Financial Provision) [2020] EWFC 80 10th March 2021
Great (and unrealistic) expectations: Re Z (Schedule 1: Legal Costs Funding Order; Interim Financial Provision) [2020] EWFC 80
Facts
This case concerned a mother’s (“M”) application for interim legal...
Rattan v Kuwad [2021] EWCA Civ 1 10th March 2021
How to Qualify ‘Immediate’ in Applications for Maintenance Pending Suit: Rattan v Kuwad [2021] EWCA Civ 1
Facts
Amita Rattan (‘W’) and Tushar Kuwad (‘H’) separated in March 2019 following a ten-year...
AZ v FM (Rev 1) [2021] EWFC 2 10th March 2021
Capitalising child maintenance: AZ v FM (Rev 1) [2021] EWFC 2
Facts
This case concerned a husband’s (“H”) appeal against the dismissal of his application for a variation of child maintenance payments,...
Crowther v Crowther & Ors [2020] EWHC 3555 (Fam) 10th March 2021
Litigation on a lee shore: Crowther v Crowther & Ors [2020] EWHC 3555 (Fam)
Facts
The Husband (‘H’) sought a costs order on the indemnity basis against his Wife (‘W’) in respect of preliminary...
AG v VD [2021] EWFC 9 10th March 2021
Substantial Connections and Inadequate Provision: AG v VD [2021] EWFC 9
Facts
AG ("W") and VD ("H") began cohabiting in 2009 before marrying in Russia in August 2010. W (51) had a daughter, aged...
R v R [2021] EWHC 195 (Fam) 10th March 2021
Maintenance in the time of Corona: R v R [2021] EWHC 195 (Fam)
Facts
This hearing was one of many hearings in this matter. The judge, Nicholas Cusworth QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) (‘the...
Brexit and Family Law: Where are we now? 01st February 2021
Rebecca Bailey-Harris
Introduction
The UK has finally completed its exit from the European Union: it had been a long drawn -out process since the referendum result of 23 June 2016. The European Union...
Literal rules, golden rules, and mischief rules… Case summary: MWH v GSH [2019] EWHC 3866 (Fam) 07th April 2020
Facts
H and W been married for many years, and
lived together in England.
Shortly after the parties’ separation in
April 2017, H moved to Jersey with his new partner. Within 6 weeks of his
arrival...
Case summary: Neil v Neil [2019] EWHC 3330 (Fam) 10th February 2020
Facts
Terry
Neil (“H”) and Soraya Neil (“W”) married in 2007 and separated in 2014.
After
mediation they created a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), which made no
provision for spousal maintenance...
Case Summary: Goddard-Watts v Goddard-Watts [2019] EWHC 3367 (Fam) 04th February 2020
Facts
In June 2010 the first
financial remedies order was made by consent. It provided that W should
receive the former matrimonial home in England and a lump sum of £4
million. W later...
FRB v DCA [2019] EWHC 2816 (Fam) 30th January 2020
Facts:
The parties were married in 2003 and C was
born a number of years later. They separated in early 2017 and thereafter W
petitioned for divorce and H issued financial remedy proceedings by way...
Maughan v Wilmot [2019] EWHC 2765 (Fam) 30th January 2020
Facts
Husband
(“H”), Captain Wilmot, and wife (“W”), Ms Maughan, married in 1991 and the
marriage came to an end in 1999.
There
was a final order made in financial remedies proceedings in 2001.
H,
however,...
CB v KB [2019] EWFC 78 30th January 2020
Facts
CB
(“H”) and KB (“W”) married in 2003 and separated in 2017. They had six
children.
H
was the bass player in a well-known band and W did not work.
H
received income in five ways:
Publishing
royalties...
XW v XH [2019] EWCA Civ 2262 30th January 2020
Facts
The parties married in 2008 and their
marriage broke down in 2015. They had one child who had “a rare,
life-threatening condition and also significant disabilities”
The husband’s (H’s) shares...
Ipekci v. McConnell 2019 EWFC 19 09th December 2019
Facts:
The parties met in New York in 2003. They began
cohabitating in 2005 and married on 26 November 2005. They separated in 2016.
They had two children aged 11 and 7 years-old.
The Wife (‘W’) was...
Pierburg v. Pierbug 2019 EWFC 24 09th December 2019
Facts :
The Husband (‘H’)
and the Wife (‘W’) began cohabiting in 1983 and married in Germany in 1985.
Shortly before the marriage, they entered into a marriage contract under German
law electing...
Hart v Hart (2018) EWCA Civ 1053 09th December 2019
Facts:
A
final order was made in 2015 requiring the husband (‘H’) to transfer ownership
of a company to the wife (‘W’) (‘the Final Order’). H had given undertakings to
take all necessary steps to ensure...
Villiers v. Villiers 2018 EWCA Civ 1120 09th December 2019
Facts:
This
was an appeal concerning the interpretation of the Civil Jurisdiction and
Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (‘CJJMR 2011’) in the context of an
application pursuant to s.27 of the...
French v. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Anor (2018) EWCA Civ 470 25th February 2019
Facts
The appellant
father (‘F’) was a professional card gambler, who had derived his entire income
from gambling for the past 25 years.
The Child Support
Agency (‘CSA’) made an assessment of child...
Wall v. Munday [2018] EWHC 879 (Ch) 25th February 2019
Facts:
Ms. Munday (‘M’) and Mr. Wall (‘the deceased’)
married in 1969 and divorced in 1974. In 1972 they purchased a leasehold
property in Kent for £13,600 (‘the Property’) with the aid of a mortgage...
SR v HR [2018] EWHC 606 (Fam) 25th February 2019
Facts
A final order was made by consent in 2012 (‘the
Final Order’). The Final Order included property adjustment orders in respect
of three properties.
The Final Order was not implemented in
accordance...
Hart v. Hart (2018) EWHC 548 (Fam) and EWHC 549 (Fam) 25th February 2019
Facts:
A final order, made in 2015, required H to
transfer the ownership of a company to W. H had given undertakings to take all necessary
steps to ensure that W could manage the company effectively,...
Waggott v Waggott (2018) EWCA Civ 727 25th February 2019
Facts:
W and H had a long
marriage. They had one child, aged 14. At the start of the marriage, both
parties were working as accountants. At the time of the proceedings, W had not
been working since...
WS v HS [2018] EWFC 11 04th February 2019
Facts :
The parties were married for 25 years. They had three children, one of which attended a local private day school near the parties’ home.
W was a homemaker during the marriage. H was the CEO...
Whitlock v. Moree 2017 UKPC 44 04th February 2019
Facts:
Lennard and Mr. Moree were joint account holders of a bank account (‘the joint bank account’) with First Carribean International Bank (‘the Bank’)
When setting up the account, Mr. Lennard and Mr....
Mensah v. Mensah 2018 EWHC 484 (Fam) 04th February 2019
Facts:
Both parties were French nationals. They married in 1988 and had two children, both adult. They owned a property in Paris. At the time of this appeal W was living in London and H, in Ghana.
W issued...
Richardson-Ruhan v Ruhan (2017) EWHC 2739 (Fam) 04th February 2019
Facts
H and W were married for 16 years. They had a son aged 19 and a daughter aged 16. The family enjoyed a very high standard of living achieved through H’s successful career.
H contended that his entire...
ND v SD and Others [2017] EWHC 1507 (Fam) 04th February 2019
Facts
H and W had a long marriage of over 25 years. They had two adult daughters aged 28 and 25. At the time of separation the parties had a very substantial property investment portfolio developed over...
Hayes v Hayes (2017) EWHC 2806 (Ch) 04th February 2019
Facts:
There was a long history of litigation between H and W. H had been made bankrupt in 2005 and discharged in 2006.
This was an appeal by W against the decision of a judge to dismiss W’s application...
Buehrlen v Buehrlen [2017] EWHC 3643 (Fam) 04th February 2019
Facts:
H and W married in 1997. Decree absolute was pronounced in 2017.
At the First Directions Appointment, the recital to the order stated that both parties reserved their right to make an application...
Veluppillai v Chief Land Registrar and Others [2017] EWHC 1693 (Fam) 15th October 2018
Facts:
W petitioned for divorce three times. On the first two occasions, H persuaded her to withdraw her petition.
Financial remedy proceedings were initiated and resulted in an order by Mostyn J dated...
Quan v Bray and Others [2017] EWCA Civ 405 15th October 2018
Facts:
W and H met in 1998 and married in 2001. In 2000 they set up a charity, Save Chinese Tigers (‘SCT UK’), to assist China with the conservation of endangered South China tigers. In 2002 a Mauritius...
Joy-Morancho v Joy [2017] EWHC 2086 (Fam) 15th October 2018
Facts:
H and W married in 2006 and separated in 2011. There were three children of the family. Divorce proceedings were instituted in July 2011. Litigation concerning their finances ran concurrently to...