Williams v Lindley [2005] EWCA Civ 103

Barder Appeals: Finding closure

Beth Mason and Georgia Day look at the Court of Appeal decision in Critchell and what may constitute a Barder event ‘There have been many attempts to set aside orders based on a Barder event, but the courts have been reluctant to let such applications succeed and the threshold for success is high.’ Family lawyers …

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Cohabitation: Moving on

Margaret Hatwood outlines the court’s approach when a payee under a financial order cohabits ‘On a variation application, the court will look at the financial impact of any cohabitation on the needs of a payee. A cohabitant is expected to pay their way, and if a cohabitant can more than pay their way then this …

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Disclosure: A second bite

Kirstie Gibson outlines the differences between applications to set aside and appeals in the light of recent Court of Appeal decisions ‘The sharing principle should not be imposed on other starting points in relation to particular types of assets, depending on whether they were matrimonial or non-matrimonial.’ The recent Court of Appeal decision in Kingdon …

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Case: Williams v Lindley [2005] EWCA Civ 103

Barder Appeals: Finding closure

Cohabitation: Moving on

Disclosure: A second bite