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Rhys Taylor | Vice Chair of the Editorial Board & Journal Editor

Rhys Taylor | Vice Chair of the Editorial Board & Journal Editor

Rhys Taylor is a barrister at The 36 Group. He is a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee, the sub-committee of the Online Procedure Rule Comm...

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Financial Dispute Revolution? The Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023

Financial Dispute Revolution? The Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023

There was a time when an unwritten rule seemed to provide that a marriage could only be described as long once the parties had celebrated their china anniversary and entered a third decade together, but times change, and so eventually do some rules. On any view, however, 20 years is

The PAG2 Guide – What Has Changed?

The PAG2 Guide – What Has Changed?

The publication of the Pension Advisory Group (PAG2) guidance in December 2023 marked the end of another lengthy and significant piece of interdisciplinary work by experienced practitioners in the field of pensions on divorce. Much has already been written about the new guide and the overall changes, so the aim

The Unopposable Application for a Penal Notice

The Unopposable Application for a Penal Notice

There are relatively few applications for a court order in financial remedy proceedings that cannot be opposed and which are bound to succeed. One is an application for a penal notice. As paragraph 59(c) of the Interim Report of the Financial Remedies Group dated 31st July 2014 stated: '

Some Reflections on the Launch of the Second Edition of the Pension Advisory Group Guide to Pensions on Divorce

Some Reflections on the Launch of the Second Edition of the Pension Advisory Group Guide to Pensions on Divorce

The Pension Advisory Group have just published a second edition of their Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce[[1]] – ‘PAG2’. The first edition was published in July 2019. A lot has happened since then. The report was due a refresh, with the intention of extending the half-life of

Tectonic Developments for Non-Court Dispute Resolution in the Family Court? The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023/1324

Tectonic Developments for Non-Court Dispute Resolution in the Family Court? The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023/1324

Readers of a certain vintage will recall the exchange between Sir Humphrey Appleby and Sir Bernard Woolley, where they are trying to stop yet another Jim Hacker announcement which will lead to a change of policy direction. The denouement of all that is wrong with this is described by Sir

Interview with Professor David Hodson

Interview with Professor David Hodson

The Life and Career of Professor David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb, Solicitor, Mediator, Arbitrator, Australian Solicitor and DDJ David, what was your background? It was modest. My father won a scholarship to a grammar school in Southampton but like so many, the war interfered with his education and he

The Pensions Ombudsman for Family Lawyers

The Pensions Ombudsman for Family Lawyers

Status of the Pensions Ombudsman The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) is constituted under the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (PSA 1993). TPO may investigate and determine any complaint made to them in writing by or on behalf of an authorised complainant who alleges that they have sustained injustice in consequence of maladministration