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Myerson No. 1 and FPR 9.17(2): What Can the FDR Judge Actually Do?

Myerson No. 1 and FPR 9.17(2): What Can the FDR Judge Actually Do?

There has long been disagreement over what an FDR judge can – and cannot – do where agreement has not been reached between the parties and, in particular, whether he or she can (and if so should) make directions for a final hearing. By virtue of FPR 9.17(2) the judge

Announcement: Financial Remedies Practice 2023/24

Announcement: Financial Remedies Practice 2023/24

The authors are presently writing the 2023/24 edition, which is expected to be published by Class Publishing in April 2023. They have decided that the section of the Commentary on Part 27 concerning the applicability of the open justice principle to financial remedy proceedings (presently at §§27.89–27.

PP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and SP [2022] UKUT 286 (AAC)

https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/AAC/2022/286.html Upper Tribunal Judge Wikeley. Decision on F’s appeal. A reconsideration of a re-assessment of F’s child maintenance liability resulted in FTT ruling (in the absence of both parties): (1) that F’s unearned income was £34,191;

Oil on Troubled Waters

Oil on Troubled Waters

Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648 is another dispute in the seemingly never-ending conveyor-belt of cases about real ownership of a home. The property – Picnic House – (the litigation being anything but a picnic) was upon its acquisition in 2007 legally and beneficially owned by Lee Hudson (LH) and Jayne

Clarke v Clarke [2022] EWHC 2698 (Fam)

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2022/2698.html Mostyn J. Appeal by W against the judgment and order of HHJ Farqhuar on three grounds. One, whether the order should provide for W to receive a minimum sum from the net proceeds of sale of the FMH. This

Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2022/1648.html Lewison, Andrews and Nugee LJJ. Second appeal on whether detriment remained a requirement of a constructive trust, given not mentioned in either Stack or Kernott. Unmarried couple, house in joint names. On separation, parties agreed that Ms Hathaway would

Message from HHJ Edward Hess about changes to the operation of the London Financial Remedies Court to take effect in January 2023

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