FRJ stage

Cases

Decree Absolute Out Of Time Publicity and Confidentiality Setting Aside a Decree Nisi Divorce Orders Decree Nisi/Decree Final

RN v DA (Divorce – Rescission of Decree Nisi) [2023] EWFC 255

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/255.html HHJ Vincent. Final Hearing of cross-applications to either grant a decree absolute out of time or rescind the decree nisi. Addendum judgment on anonymisation. HHJ Vincent. Divorce proceedings led to decree Nisi being pronounced on 18 September 2012. Neither

Mutual Wills Contractual Estoppel Proprietary Estoppel

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

Mortgages Housing Need Conduct Delay Costs

JN v GN [2023] EWFC 244

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/244.html DJ Hatvany. The parties were married for 23 years, having separated in 2013. W was 60 and H was 62. They had one adult child. W continued to reside in the family home following separation. H was cohabiting with

Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property Conduct Efficient Conduct Add-Backs

O v O [2023] EWFC 161

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/161.html Recorder Laura Moys. 41-page decision following a three-day final hearing. H is a litigant in person. The parties’ relationship lasted 18 years and the marriage for 16 years. There are two children of the marriage (ages 17 and 12)

Child Maintenance Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications

Galbraith-Marten v De Renée [2023] EWFC 253

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/253.html Cobb J. Application of James v Seymour formula for child maintenance under Sch 1 in this long-running case. The substantial history of this extremely long-running case is set out in prior decisions. Briefly, this was a very short marriage

Extension of Time Lump Sum Guideline Hourly Rates Costs Masefield v Alexander

H v GH [2023] EWFC 235

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/235.html Simon Colton KC. Strike out of an application to extend time for payment of a lump sum. On 10 December 2018 Roberts J ordered (by consent) that H was to pay a lump sum of £1.1 million to

Setting Aside Transactions

FA v OA [2023] EWFC 213

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/213.html HHJ Vincent. Unsuccessful application under s 37 MCA 1973 to set aside loan agreement as being a sham. H (61) and W (39) married in Nigeria in 2004 and worked in H’s hotel business. The parties relocated to