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Emily Ward

Emily Ward

Emily Ward is a barrister specialising in family law practising from Broadway House Chambers. She sits as a Deputy District Judge, is a qualified Arbi...

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Are We Clear? Transparency and the TIG Financial Remedies Sub-Group Report

Are We Clear? Transparency and the TIG Financial Remedies Sub-Group Report

Many meetings, much discussion and a fish ’n’ chips (working) lunch later, the conclusions of the Financial Remedies Sub-Group (the Sub-Group) of the Transparency Implementation Group (TIG) were published in April 2023. Established by the President of Family Division and led by HHJ Stuart Farquhar, a group of 13 – judges,

The Trusty Trio – the Dictionaries

The Trusty Trio – the Dictionaries

It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as when ‘2 becomes 1’ (sorry, I couldn’t resist a trip down memory lane to my Spice Girl days), but the day has arrived: when two becomes three. The dictionary family has gained a third musketeer - the ‘Dictionary

Freezing Injunction – Shaky Application: on Thin Ice? J v H [2022] EWFC 133

Freezing Injunction – Shaky Application: on Thin Ice? J v H [2022] EWFC 133

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/133.html Peel J was faced with an application for a freezing injunction by the husband seeking to restrain the wife from dealing with her overseas assets. The application had passed through the urgent applications judge in mid October, and by

A Review – Family Financial Arbitration: A Short Guide

A Review – Family Financial Arbitration: A Short Guide

Alternative Dispute Resolution has, in most but not all cases, staunch support from the judiciary, as well as from many practitioners. The reasons for such support are obvious. In his John Cornwell Lecture at the Family Mediation Association Conference in September 2022, the President of the Family Division said, in

Emily Ward

Emily Ward is a barrister specialising in family law practising from Broadway House Chambers. She sits as a Deputy District Judge, is a qualified Arbitrator, and acts as a Private FDR practitioner/evaluator. Emily is the Secretary of the Yorkshire and Humber FLBA Committee and is a member of the

Experts, capping of fees, indemnities and the slip rule: Loggie v Loggie [2022] EWFC 2

Experts, capping of fees, indemnities and the slip rule: Loggie v Loggie [2022] EWFC 2

On 27 January 2022 Mostyn J published his decision in the 'very unfortunate case' of Loggie v Loggie [2022] EWFC 2 (in its ninth year of litigation). The decision is must read for FR practitioners. There are lessons to be learned. The 'Indemnity' Application By D11