Hadkinson v Hadkinson [1952] P 285

Hadkinson Orders: Harsh realities

Rachel Nicholl highlights a remedy available where a litigant wilfully fails to comply with a court order ‘Hadkinson orders are draconian, should not be commonplace and are a case management order of last resort in substantive proceedings where a litigant is in wilful contempt.’ In Assoun v Assoun [No 1] [2017] and Assoun v Assoun …

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Trusts And Divorce: Striving for a fair result?

Mark Harper and Will MacFarlane discuss M v M, which has lessons on attacking real estate held by offshore companies ‘Both Prest and M v M are examples of the Family Division having to apply complex principles of property law.’ For those who advise clients as to how to structure the purchase of UK real …

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Enforcement: Last resort

Philip Cooper and Joanna Kay look at when the courts consider it appropriate to make a Hadkinson order ‘ Hadkinson orders can be used where there has been a failure by one party to meet their obligations under an order for periodical payments and/or a lump sum payment and the paying party subsequently applies to …

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Case: Hadkinson v Hadkinson [1952] P 285

Hadkinson Orders: Harsh realities

Trusts And Divorce: Striving for a fair result?

Enforcement: Last resort