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Elizabeth Bowden

Elizabeth Bowden

Elizabeth Bowden is a barrister at College Chambers. She specialises in financial remedies, including TOLATA matters. Elizabeth particularly enjoys ca...

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GW v GH [2023] EWFC 298 (B)

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2023/298.html District Judge Napier held that the best interests of the children were the first but not the only consideration in MRC 1973 s 25. The CAO had not specified ‘private’ education, and the FRC should not prioritise private education

Hyslop v Hyslop 2DS 2022/13 & 2DS 2023/03

https://www.judgments.im/content/J3125.htm Judge of Appeal Cross KC, Acting Deemster Horton KC, and Deemster Corlett. Michael Horton KC, one of three Deemsters sitting in the Staff of Government Division in the Isle of Man High Court (‘appeal court’), grapples with an appeal regarding an impossible PSO

KFK v DQD [2024] EWFC 78 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/78 Recorder Rhys Taylor. Modest asset needs case. Issues in the case: add-back, adverse inference, beneficial interests, dishonesty, family loans and resources, nature of business assets (income vs capital resource), non-disclosure, presumption of advancement, treatment of debts, and witness credibility. Summary of

TK v LK [2024] EWFC 71

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2024/71.html Mr Nicholas Allen KC (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Summary Enormously helpful review of Sch 1 authorities re (i) the jurisdiction to make a Schedule 1 award after a clean break in divorce proceedings, (ii) the relevance

S v S [2023] EWFC 269

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2023/269.html Background HHJ Booth prefers Moylan LJ’s approach to matrimonial/non-matrimonial property, in which a scientific approach only takes one so far and the court must apply its discretion, over Mostyn J’s more scientific and formulaic approach. Final

Elizabeth Bowden

Elizabeth Bowden is a barrister at College Chambers. She specialises in financial remedies, including TOLATA matters. Elizabeth particularly enjoys cases that overlap family / civil / Court of Protection. She is passionate about helping people find solutions.