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GA v EL [2023] EWFC 206

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/206.html Stephen Trowell KC as deputy High Court judge. Final hearing where the sole issue was how to divide proceeds of sale of a business. An earlier Daniels v Walker application in this case is reported here. The parties cohabited

Two Important Cases in One Day: Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil and TUI v Griffiths

Two Important Cases in One Day: Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil and TUI v Griffiths

As the old saying goes, you wait ages for a London bus; then two arrive at once. Today (29 November 2023) the Supreme Court (Lords Hodge, Lloyd-Jones, Briggs, Burros and Stephens) handed down judgment in TUI v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48 (‘Griffiths’), while the Court of Appeal (Carr LCJ, Vos

GA v EL [2023] EWFC 187

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/187.html Peel J. Daniels v Walker application made by the Wife ('W') at a Pre-Trial Review in financial remedy proceedings. Background * The parties married in 2007 and separated in November 2019. They are in their early 50s and

CG v SG [2023] EWHC 942 (Fam)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/942 HHJ Hess. A final hearing in financial remedy proceedings heard over six days. Both parties were in their sixties and had a long marriage of 30 years. The children were all adult and independent. During the marriage, the W, a qualified

Depletion of Business Profits and Assets During Separation and Divorce Proceedings – Would it Have Happened Anyway?

Depletion of Business Profits and Assets During Separation and Divorce Proceedings – Would it Have Happened Anyway?

Introduction This article is written from the perspective of the business valuation expert. We often see business profits and assets deplete over the period of separation and during divorce proceedings. The question is to what extent this can/could have been controlled by the business owner (and usually shareholder/director

Clarke v Clarke – A Brave New (Valuation) World

Clarke v Clarke – A Brave New (Valuation) World

Introduction Business valuers are often asked to estimate the value of interests in companies that do not represent the entirety of the company’s share capital.[[1]] In those cases, the application of an appropriate valuation discount, which accurately reflects the attributes of a subject shareholding can be both a

Renée v Galbraith-Marten [2022] EWFC 118

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2022/118 Mostyn J. F’s application for extension of extended civil restraint order (ECRO) and M’s application for permission pursuant to ECRO to bring a Schedule 1 application for a capitalised school fees order and variation of general maintenance (to be backdated)