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AB v CD & Ors [2025] EWFC 958
Judgment date: 13 February 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/958
HHJ Richard Williams. Judgment following a trial of a preliminary issue in financial remedy proceedings to determine (a) if a transfer of shares was made with the intention to defeat a claim for financial relief and should
How Cohabitation Reform Could Reduce Pressure on Public Finances
Introduction
Following the UK general election in 2024, the Government has gone on record various times since to confirm that a public consultation will be issued later this year to strengthen the rights and protections available to women in cohabiting couples. In this article, I set out why legislating for
Prenups Aren’t ‘Sign and Done’: Why Reviews Matter Just as Much as the Ring
I am a big fan of prenuptial/pre-civil partnership agreements (‘prenups’) because, at the very least, both parties are forced to have really open and transparent conversations about money, finances, goals and aspirations. If you think about it, anyone looking to make marriage/civil partnership vows should do this before
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Sham, Adverse Inferences and the Burden of Proof: Awolowo [2025] EWCA Civ 641
It’s often the financial remedy cases involving non-family barristers or judges which are the most interesting. There’s something about an outsider’s perspective which can illuminate legal principle and remind us that, per Mostyn J, ‘the Family Courts are not a desert island’.
Lord Sumption put it best
JY v KF [2025] EWFC 195 (B)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/195
NCDR Update – Are the Tides Turning for Failing to Mediate?
Looking back over the last 12 months, 29 April 2024 was an important day for financial remedy practitioners. This was the date the rules concerning NCDR changed. The changes make ignoring the NCDR options a costs hazard. It seemed inevitable that costs orders would follow.
Practice Direction 9A now includes