- The second appeal in a financial remedy case in which the costs had become so disproportionate relative to the assets that King LJ described the course of litigation as “an exercise in self destruction”. Case note, 12/08/2021, free
- This case concerned an appeal by a mother (‘M’) against an order of Arbuthnot J under the Hague Abduction Convention (‘the Convention’) for the summary return of her son, IG, to South Korea. The leading judgment was given by Baker LJ (‘the judge’), with whom Lewis and King LLJ agreed. Case note, 29/07/2021, free
- Mostyn J considered childlessness, duration of marriage, and approaches to company valuations in this application for financial remedy. Case note, 22/07/2021, free
- In this case Mostyn J (‘the judge’) dealt with an arbitral award made by Christopher Pocock QC (‘the arbitrator’) in December 2020. The judge took the opportunity to set down some procedural guidelines concerning arbitration as well as a pro forma order, following the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Haley v Haley [2020] EWCA Civ 1369. Case note, 15/07/2021, free
- Case note, 01/07/2021, free
- The Court was concerned with a case management appeal arising from an order made by HHJ Williscroft (‘the first instance judge’) in the Family Court at Derby in care proceedings. Case note, 17/06/2021, free
- The court was concerned with an appeal against the dismissal of an application made without notice in December 2020. Case note, 03/06/2021, free
- Peel J rejected an application by W for non-recognition of a Chinese divorce. Case note, 27/05/2021, free
- The Court was concerned with an appeal from a judgment of Cohen J in proceedings under Part III of the MFPA 1984 for financial orders following an overseas divorce. The application had been made following Russian proceedings by the spouse (‘W’) of one of Russia’s richest men (‘H’). King LJ (‘the judge’) gave the Court’s judgment, with which David Richards and Moylan LLJ agreed. Case note, 20/05/2021, free
- The court dismissed H’s application to set aside a consent order reached at an FDR on the basis that the Covid-19 pandemic was a Barder event. Case note, 13/05/2021, free
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