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Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee is a specialist family law practitioner at Pump Court Chambers. She has a thriving practice in the area of family finance, and has succes...

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Betting the Farm

Betting the Farm

‘The beleaguered Judge looked from farming case to financial remedy case, and from financial remedy case to farming case, and from farming case to financial remedy case again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.’ In an area of law that has many dedicated sub-genres, few are

The Autumn 2024 Budget: A Summary of the Key Reforms for Financial Remedy Practitioners

The Autumn 2024 Budget: A Summary of the Key Reforms for Financial Remedy Practitioners

‘Like mothers, taxes are often misunderstood, but seldom forgotten.’ – Lord Bramwell, 19th century English jurist Introduction The Autumn Budget 2024 (‘the Budget’) saw history being made as Rachel Reeves, who became our first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out arguably the biggest tax changes for a generation, set to

Resolution’s Report on Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings: An Overview of the Key Findings and Recommendations

Resolution’s Report on Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings: An Overview of the Key Findings and Recommendations

Introduction This blog piece has been timed to coincide with the publication, on 8 October 2024, of the report by Resolution on ‘Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings’. This groundbreaking report delves into the interplay between domestic abuse and the treatment of finances on separation and divorce/dissolution (hereinafter ‘divorce’

Impact of Conduct on Needs

Impact of Conduct on Needs

Introduction In exercising its powers in financial remedy proceedings, the court is required to have regard to the ‘conduct of each of the parties if that conduct is such that it would in the opinion of the court be inequitable to disregard it’: s 25(2)(g) Matrimonial Causes Act

Fabricated Judicial Decisions and ‘Hallucinations’ – a Salutary Tale on the Use of AI

Fabricated Judicial Decisions and ‘Hallucinations’ – a Salutary Tale on the Use of AI

The Information Commissioner’s Office defines Artificial Intelligence (AI) as ‘an umbrella term for a range of algorithm-based technologies that solve complex tasks by carrying out functions that previously required human thinking’.[[1]] There can be no doubt that the use of AI within the legal market is growing rapidly.

Potanina (Respondent) v Potanin (Appellant) [2024] UKSC 3

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uksc/2024/3 Background Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (the 1984 Act) gives the courts in England and Wales power to grant financial remedies after an overseas divorce. Before granting such a remedy, the court must consider whether in all

Hasan – The Barder Conundrum – A Final Word (We Promise)

Hasan – The Barder Conundrum – A Final Word (We Promise)

The Supreme Court’s judgment in Hasan was handed down on 28 June 2023. Most readers will by now be at least peripherally aware of what the case was about. This article is to some extent a continuation of a blog post written by one of the authors for this