Rose v Rose [2002] EWCA Civ 208

Thwaite jurisdiction: The significance of change

Hannah Currie considers a decision in complex financial remedy proceedings where the court was concerned with the application of the Thwaite jurisdiction in relation to a Rose order When looking at whether the Thwaite jurisdiction applies, a key point to consider is whether there has been a material change in the circumstances since the order …

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Financial provision: A long shot

Ellie Foster looks at the potential ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic and the likelihood of a successful application based on Barder There have been pandemics historically but does the immediate and ongoing impact on the global economy of Covid-19 put the 2008 crisis in the shade such that its scale could never have been foreseen? …

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Consent Orders: Weighed with meaning

Clare Williams and Jo-Anna Jellings consider a High Court decision which turned on the interpretation of the wording in the order ‘The decision in BG v BA came down to the intentions of the parties at the time the terms of the order were agreed, and the court established that the word “borrowing” was the …

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