FRJ stage

Costs

AS v RS (Costs: Clean Sheet/General Rule) [2023] EWFC 284 (B)

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2023/284.html District Judge Troy. Costs in respect of an application for leave pursuant to s 13 Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 are subject to ‘Clean Sheet’ rules. FPR 28.3 provides specific rules for costs in financial remedy proceedings.

KA v LE [2023] EWFC 266 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2023/266 DDJ Mark Harrop. Final hearing in FR proceedings with consideration of relevance to findings in children proceedings that H had bullied, coerced and controlled W throughout the whole of their marriage. The first issue was whether there should be an adjournment

Guideline Hourly Rates on Costs: Addendum

Guideline Hourly Rates on Costs: Addendum

In KS v VS (Judgment – Summary Assessment of Costs – Civil Guide) [2024] EWHC 278 (Fam) (12 February 2024), Arbuthnot J referred to H v GH [2023] EWFC 235, [2024] Costs LR 27 and the question raised by DHCJ Simon Colton KC as to the relevance or otherwise of the guideline

Xanthopoulos v Rakshina [2024] EWCA Civ 100

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2024/100 Bean, King and Moylan LJJ. Costs judgment following the H’s successful appeal – judgment on appeal here, summary of the decision appealed here – during which the court considered applications for costs made by both parties and an LSPO previously made. (Summary

KS v VS [2024] EWHC 278 (Fam)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/278 Arbuthnot J. Costs judgment following a ruling in favour of the H on his application for a stay of divorce and financial remedy proceedings in this jurisdiction in favour of proceedings in Monaco. Arbuthnot J considers whether the Guide to the

L v O [2024] EWFC 6

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/6 Cobb J. Interlocutory applications prior to substantive Barder hearing. Applications for stay and Hadkinson order dismissed. Application for security of costs granted owing to residence outside the jurisdiction. Background H is a foreign national of country X, with permanent leave to remain

WC v HC [2022] EWFC 40

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2022/40 Peel J: costs awarded in needs case reducing substantive award. In the substantive proceedings, Peel J awarded W £7.45m on a needs basis. H applied for an order for costs (£310k), whilst W proposed no order. H rejected W’s proposal.