Needs: Strapped for cash

Rachael Brownlee and Sky Langwieser examine the approach to financial remedy cases involving modest assets Where there are modest assets, a case is more often than not likely to fall into the category of a ‘needs case’ and while pre-acquired wealth may be a relevant factor, any argument for such assets to be excluded in …
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Procedure: Not a dress rehearsal

Ellie Foster and Eleanor Cawthra highlight the issue of finality of judgments, the ability of a judge to change their mind and the submission of further evidence ‘Allowing disappointed litigants the impression that the court will accede easily to the introduction of fresh evidence after judgment, that they could have adduced at first instance had …
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