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The Express Financial Remedy Procedure Pilot
Between the first[[1]] and third[[2]] Farquhar reports, the members of the FRC Recovery Group – initially set up by Mr Justice Mostyn and chaired throughout by His Honour Judge Stuart Farquhar – were put to good use.
A second report, A Paper to consider changes to the Practices and Procedures
Reflections on the Law Commission Paper Financial remedies on divorce and dissolution: a scoping report published on 18 December 2024
Whilst the figures do vary from year to year, a broad perusal of the official statistics suggests that each year in England and Wales approximately 250,000 couples get married and approximately 100,000 applications for a divorce (formerly divorce petitions) are made. Almost all divorce applications conclude with a
Standardising Financial Disclosure for Out-of-Court Resolution: Can We Trust the D81?
The principal forms we use for capturing financial data were drafted by different groups of people, at different times and with different purposes: and it shows.
As technology and non-court dispute resolution (NCDR) continue expanding, now might be the time to consider if these forms are, first, fit for purpose
DR Corner: Is NCDR Appropriate in Financial Remedy Cases where there is Domestic Abuse?
In October 2024, a Resolution multi-disciplinary working party published a report, Domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings. Described as a ‘groundbreaking’ consideration of the interplay between domestic abuse and the treatment of finances on separation and divorce, this 18-month project is a powerful call for change from eminent family law
Financial Remedies – Next Steps on the Road to Reform?
1.1 On 18 December 2024 the Law Commission published its Scoping Report on financial remedies on divorce and dissolution.[[1]] The Scoping Report sets out our findings that the current law does not provide a cohesive framework in which couples going through a divorce can expect fair and sufficiently
Family BarLink: The CFC Pro Bono Duty Scheme
A new pro bono scheme assisting litigants in person in family proceedings at the Central Family Court – background
As we are all acutely aware, restrictions in the provision of legal aid following the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 have resulted in a sharp increase in the