Standish v Standish

The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in the landmark decision of Standish: the most important decision of the last decade and the first opportunity for the highest court to address the sharing principle since Miller; McFarlane in 2006.

In a unanimous decision, the Justices dismissed the appellant wife’s appeal and upheld the outcome imposed by the Court of Appeal.

1 Hare Court is proud that four of our members appeared before the Supreme Court. The respondent husband was represented by Tim Bishop KC, Rebecca Bailey-Harris and Tom Harvey. Richard Sear KC, led by Lord Faulks KC, represented the appellant wife.

Download judgment here.