FRJ stage

Appeals

LT v ZU [2023] EWFC 179

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/179.html HHJ Evans-Gordon. Substantive hearing following the father challenging an application by the mother to convert an arbitral award into an order of the court. See earlier decision in LT v ZU [2022] EWFC 206. The award made pursuant to

LT v ZU [2022] EWFC 206

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2022/206 Application by the father challenging an arbitral award concerning provision for the parties’ two children pursuant to Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. The challenge was on two general grounds: (1) the arbitrator had no power to require the father to

Ditchfield v Ditchfield [2023] EWHC 2303 (Fam)

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2023/2303.html Peel J. Appeal by H of a final financial remedy order where on a clean break basis the assets were divided 62/38 in favour of W. Division was based on H having better future earning potential, H’s

Lazaros Panagiotis Xanthopoulos v Alla Alexsandrovna Rakshina [2023] EWFC 158

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/158 Peel J granted the husband’s application for a legal services payment order to allow him to pursue his appeal in this long-running case. The husband had made a successful application to Moylan LJ for permission to appeal the order of Cohen

Simon v (1) Simon (2) Integro Funding Limited (‘Level’) [2023] EWCA Civ 1048

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2023/1048 King LJ, Moylan LJ and Popplewell LJ. Appeal concerning the role of a litigation lender in financial remedy proceedings. Previous hearing summarised here. The parties had entered into a consent order in 2021 which effectively deprived Level, a litigation funder, of

McLean v Mclean & Ors [2023] EWHC 1735 (Fam)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/1735 Roberts J. An appeal of a final order by the H and five companies of which the H was the sole or majority shareholder following a final hearing conducted in their absence. Includes consideration of materially deficient disclosure from the H

BF v LE [2023] EWHC 2009 (Fam)

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2023/2009.html Mrs Justice Lieven. Appeal on the grounds (1) W lacked mental capacity at the final hearing on 9 September 2019 before DJ Parry and (2) a lack of participation directions and special measures. W suffered mental health issues and