Financial provision: A rare thing

David Wilkinson navigates the leading authorities on applications under s27 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Villiers is based upon the status quo ante as regards the jurisdictional position, and sets out in helpful detail the correct approach to the determination of s27, MCA 1973 applications, including what matters …
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Maintenance pending suit: One size does not fit all

Heather Lucy analyses the lessons that can be learnt from a judgment in an ultra-high-net-worth case as to interim applications more generally The preparation of a separate budget for an interim application adds an additional element of costs and can cause concern that the applicant is effectively benchmarking their needs, which can then impact on …
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Enforcement: Continuing relevance

Molly Betts examines the ongoing significance of the EU Maintenance Regulation in relation to non-EU member states It was argued on behalf of the father that, had the proceedings which were actually issued in Monaco been issued in another member state, then those proceedings would have had priority under the EU Maintenance Regulation and the …
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Scotland: Keep the heid

In the first of a two-part consideration, Fiona Turner and Noel Ferry compare divorce and dissolution in England and Wales and in Scotland Divorce or civil partnership dissolution proceedings can be brought in Scotland immediately after a wedding or civil partnership registration, rather than waiting one year as in England and Wales. With increasingly different …
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