Joseph Switalski

Joseph Switalski

Joseph Switalski has been a member of 29 Bedford Row since October 2016 following the successful completion of his pupillage. His areas of specialism ...

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A Question of Sport

A Question of Sport

[2026] 1 FRJ 52. Karen Richardson is 22 years old in 1990 and meets her future husband, Ray Parlour. Ray is 19 and signed his first professional contract with Arsenal less than 12 months ago. Football, as culturally significant then as it is now, was about to change beyond all measure.

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

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

Joseph Switalski

Joseph Switalski has been a member of 29 Bedford Row since October 2016 following the successful completion of his pupillage. His areas of specialism are all aspects of matrimonial finance work and claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996. Joseph is a busy junior who

Joseph Switalski

Joseph Switalski

Joseph Switalski has been a member of 29 Bedford Row since October 2016 following the successful completion of his pupillage. His areas of specialism are all aspects of matrimonial finance work and claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996. Joseph is a busy junior who

Applications for Leave Under MFPA 1984 Part III: Which Costs Rules Inform (or Govern)?

Applications for Leave Under MFPA 1984 Part III: Which Costs Rules Inform (or Govern)?

What costs rules apply to an application for permission/leave pursuant to the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (‘MFPA 1984’) s 13? This was the discrete question asked – and answered – in AS v RS (Costs: Clean Sheet/General Rule) [2023] EWFC 284 (B) by District Judge Troy (which followed

Applications for Leave Under MFPA 1984 Part III: Which Costs Rules Inform (or Govern)?

Applications for Leave Under MFPA 1984 Part III: Which Costs Rules Inform (or Govern)?

What costs rules apply to an application for permission/leave pursuant to the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (‘MFPA 1984’) s 13? This was the discrete question asked – and answered – in AS v RS (Costs: Clean Sheet/General Rule) [2023] EWFC 284 (B) by District Judge Troy (which followed