FRJ stage

Freezing Injunctions

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,

JK v LM [2024] EWHC 1442 (Fam)

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2024/1442.html Cobb J. The case concerned four applications by the mother for an LSPO to cover the costs of her legal representation in ongoing proceedings under Schedule 1 (where she sought financial provision for the six-year old child) and s

Williams v Williams [2023] EWHC 2479 (Fam)

https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/committal-for-contempt-of-court-abigail-laura-williams-v-andrew-john-williams/ Moor J: H held in contempt for failing to comply with orders; sentenced to 56 days’ imprisonment, suspended for 28 days, to allow filing of sworn Form E. Background H is exceptionally wealthy with assets held overseas of more than £1bn. H failed to

Re Z (No 5) (Enforcement) [2024] EWFC 44

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/44 Cobb J. Enforcement of Schedule 1 Order: freezing order, capitalisation of periodical payments for the benefit of the child, and Hadkinson order made against F who resides in the USA. In March 2023, Cobb J made a substantive Schedule 1 CA 1989

DH v RH (No 2) (Variation of Interim Arrangements) [2023] EWFC 210

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/210.html MacDonald J. See Rebekah Batt’s summary of W’s earlier LSPO and MPS applications for relevant background: DR v RH [2023] EWFC 111. H’s applications 1. To discharge a freezing order made in respect of H’s

Freezing Injunction – Shaky Application: on Thin Ice? J v H [2022] EWFC 133

Freezing Injunction – Shaky Application: on Thin Ice? J v H [2022] EWFC 133

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/133.html Peel J was faced with an application for a freezing injunction by the husband seeking to restrain the wife from dealing with her overseas assets. The application had passed through the urgent applications judge in mid October, and by

J v H [2022] EWFC 133

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2022/133 Peel J. H’s application for a freezing injunction. Reference to Mostyn J’s guidance from UL v BK and the importance of compliance with the pre-requisites set out in that case. H’s initial application was essentially without notice as short,