FRJ stage

Cases

Costs

Helliwell v Entwistle [2024] EWHC 1298 (Fam)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/1298 Francis J. Costs judgment in ‘paradigm case’ of how not to conduct litigation in a short childless marriage, which started as a show cause application. Case summary here. The parties’ costs of the costs hearing alone totalled almost £50,000. Notwithstanding

Contributions Needs Short Marriage

KD v SD [2024] EWFC 334 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/334 District Judge Hatvany. Final hearing in a needs case concerning a relatively short marriage where the breadwinner and main financial contributor is now also the primary carer for the children. This case concerned a short marriage of five years with four

Agreements Short Marriage

Helliwell v Entwistle [2024] EWHC 740 (Fam)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/740 Francis J. A ‘paradigm case’ of how not to conduct litigation in a short childless marriage. The parties were married for three years and had no children. W’s case was that she has assets of £61.5m, H’s case

Disclosure Conduct Striking Out Applications Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)

A v M (No 3) [2024] EWFC 299

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/299 Cohen J. Application by H to strike out W’s application to set aside a final order in financial remedies proceedings on the ground of H’s misrepresentation. Background For a full summary of the facts and background, please see FRJ summaries

Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property Companies Tax Valuations

ED v OF [2024] EWFC 297

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/297 Cusworth J. Financial remedy proceedings relating to the valuation and division of a high-value music catalogue as a key matrimonial asset. Background H and W were married for 16 years and had two children. H was a notable songwriter and music producer.

Dishonesty Burden Of Proof Housing Need Fraud Appeals

JL v NN [2024] EWHC 1489

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/1489 Williams J allowed W’s appeal on the basis that the judge failed to explicitly evaluate critical evidence and reach clear conclusions. Williams J confirmed that the burden of proof for fraud and dishonesty in the Financial Remedies Court is subject

Non-Disclosure Adverse Inferences Freezing Injunctions Conduct Legal Services Payment Orders

Abigail Laura Williams v Andrew John Williams [2024] EWFC 275

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/275 Final order of Moor J in financial remedy proceedings involving a husband who had continually breached court orders, failed to attend hearings, and provided unreliable and ‘demonstrably untrue’ evidence. Background H (56) and W (59) married in 1994 and separated in 2022,