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Chair’s Column (Winter 2023) Once again, I am very pleased to commend to you another issue of the Financial Remedies Journal packed with compelling and engaging material. Peel J looks back on his first year in charge of the Financial Remedies Court (FRC), finding it for the most part in good health, and looks
‘An ascent so steep as to make a meteor blush’ – The valedictory for the Honourable Mr Justice Mostyn, 3 October 2023 On Monday, 2 October 2023 history was made in Court 4 of the Royal Courts of Justice, with the swearing in of the first ever Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales. Just a day later, in the very same, similarly packed-out court room, Lady Carr crossed the rope to
Interview with Professor David Hodson The Life and Career of Professor David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb, Solicitor, Mediator, Arbitrator, Australian Solicitor and DDJ David, what was your background? It was modest. My father won a scholarship to a grammar school in Southampton but like so many, the war interfered with his education and he
DR Corner: FPR Part 3 – Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution Options – Perils and Possibilities Opportunities for resolution away from the court have never been greater – mediation, early neutral evaluation, private FDRs, arbitration – and practitioners continue to take up training in these disciplines. However, although the use of out-of-court resolution continues to increase, too many cases remain within the overburdened court system, cases for which
The Financial Remedies Journal 2024 Undergraduate Essay Competition – Watch this Space! The editorial board of the Financial Remedies Journal is delighted to announce the launch of a new essay competition which will be open to any undergraduate law or combined law student from a university in England and Wales. The essay competition has been designed to give undergraduate law students with
Child Maintenance in Cases of Equal Shared Care The situation: two parents share childcare seemingly equally but there is a significant income imbalance. The issue: how is child maintenance determined? Does the Child Maintenance Service have jurisdiction? Does the Family Court have jurisdiction? Do neither? This article aims to address these questions, albeit in circumstances where the relevant