FRJ stage

Polly Morgan | Case Editor

Polly Morgan | Case Editor

Polly Morgan is the sole author of the textbook Morgan's Family Law (2nd edn, Oxford University Press 2024) as well as the author of a number of Law...

read more

Maintenance for a Disabled Adult Child: A Case of Legal Blogging

Maintenance for a Disabled Adult Child: A Case of Legal Blogging

Between August 2022 and June 2023 I observed, via Teams, a number of hearings in a single case heard by HHJ Shelton in Leeds and now reported as AB v CD [2022] EWFC 197 and 198; and [2023] EWFC 103. The case concerned cross-applications for variation of a 2012 maintenance

HO v TL (Costs) [2023] EWFC 216

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/216 Peel J. Costs judgment in relation to the FR proceedings which are summarised here. Each party sought costs against the other. Starting point was each should pay their own costs. Peel J refers to his summary of relevant law in WC v

GA v EL [2023] EWFC 206

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/206.html Stephen Trowell KC as deputy High Court judge. Final hearing where the sole issue was how to divide proceeds of sale of a business. An earlier Daniels v Walker application in this case is reported here. The parties cohabited

Richard Winter & Anor v Philip Winter & Anor [2023] EWHC 2393 (Ch)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2023/2393 Zacaroli J. Claimants were two brothers, R and A, whose suit was against third brother, P, as executor of their father Albert’s estate, to challenge Albert’s 2015 Will, and the solicitors who drafted the Will. There were two bases

Financial Remedies Case Round-Up (Mid-April to mid-September 2023)

Financial Remedies Case Round-Up (Mid-April to mid-September 2023)

A spate of proprietary estoppel cases In the previous issue, I wrote about the increasing number of reported nuptial agreement cases. In the time period covered by this issue, the tendency has been towards proprietary estoppel cases. Certainly, published judgments can appear rather like buses, several at once and then

Renée v Galbraith-Marten [2023] EWFC 141

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/141 Cobb J. Effect of James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam) – summary here – on top-up child maintenance previously agreed in Sch 1 proceedings. A long-running case, in which there is are previous reported judgments at [2016] EWHC 1964 (as MG v FG)