Personal Injury Awards: Determining priorities

Slater and Gordon | Family Law Journal | September 2014 #139
Amy Harris sets out the courts’ approach to cases in which assets derive from a personal injury award ‘The overarching principle of sharing has to be tempered to take into account the particular needs of the recipient of the personal injury award, the manner in which it was acquired and also the fact that it …

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Personal Injury Awards: Competing interests

JMW | Family Law Journal | November 2012 #121
Sam Hall sets out potential pitfalls and safeguards on how best to protect a personal injury award in divorce proceedings The children and the wife’s needs had priority and thus required a substantial share of the family assets, which included, but were not limited to, the husband’s pre-marital personal injury award. Whenever a client asks …

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Financial Provision: Balancing needs

Harrogate Family Law | Family Law Journal | November 2011 #111
Andrew Meehan outlines the courts’ approach when matrimonial assets include personal injury damages ‘In some cases, the needs of the recipient of the damages may mean that there is little or no readily available capital that might be transferred to the wife. In others, the need of the children and the primary carer may take …

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