FRJ stage

Cases

Injunctions Habitual Residence Forum Conveniens Jurisdiction Child Maintenance

Re CB (Financial Remedies: Antisuit Injunction) [2025] EWHC 427 (Fam)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2025/427 HHJ Moradifar. Application by the husband for an anti-suit injunction to prevent the wife from pursuing, participating or otherwise continuing any applications for periodical payments for the children of the family or any other applications relating to their marriage in the

Disclosure Maintenance Pending Suit Legal Services Payment Orders

PM v RM [2025] EWFC 11

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/11 Mr Justin Warshaw KC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge. Application for maintenance pending suit, a legal services payment order and an injunction in a high value financial remedy case. Facts W (45) and H (68) began cohabiting in 2015, moved

Chattels Engagement Married Women's Property Act 1982 Return of Items Separation

RI v NG [2025] EWFC 9 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/9 DJ Ashworth. Background The parties agreed to marry in February 2024 and the wedding was scheduled to take place on 15 May 2024, but was later called off on 30 April 2024. As a result of the decision to marry, the

TLATA Claims Bankruptcy

DDR v BDR (Financial Remedies, Beneficial Ownership and Insolvency) [2024] EWFC 278

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/278 Alexander Chandler KC sitting as a High Court Judge. A complicated case, involving a consideration of three areas of law: insolvency, trusts of land, and financial remedies. Useful analysis of how the courts address the tension between paying creditors under a bankruptcy

Experts Valuations

GO v YA [2024] EWFC 411

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/411 HHJ Hess sitting as Deputy High Court Judge. Discussion of valuing art and H’s art business, the difficulties of valuing large collections of art, and problems that can arise when experts are not cross-examined at final hearing. Background and litigation history;

Companies Valuations Add-Backs

Vince v Vince [2024] EWFC 389

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/389 Cusworth J. A long marriage with substantial wealth, held mostly in H’s green energy business. Questions of how to treat political donations; attributing value to pre- and post-marital business efforts; and discounting the value of a business already sold. Ultimately, W

Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property Company Valuations Add-Backs

AF v GF [2024] EWHC 3478 (Fam)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/3478 Mr Geoffrey Kingscote KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge). Useful analysis of business matrimonialisation and quantification of assets, including the valuation of pre-marital business interests. The judgment clearly covers the two-stage exercise in Charman v Charman [2007] EWCA Civ