Financial provision: If not now, then when?

Richard Adams looks at the adjournment of capital claims in financial proceedings and the need for practitioners to be alert to potentially fabricated disclosure The justification of a departure from normal practice does not necessarily need to include a real possibility of capital from a specific source becoming available in the near future, as fairness …
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Financial remedies: A battle royale

Sophia Leeder outlines the approach to interim orders in a case where a party has delayed in making their application and spent excessively in the meantime, as well as key practice points Where jurisdiction is in dispute, this does not prevent the court from making an interim order, but in MG v GM Peel J …
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Evidence: In all honesty

Holly Cook and Jacob Quested Khan consider protection from self-incrimination in private law children proceedings In all areas of law where the welfare and safety of a child is considered, the need to be honest with the court is an essential and key part of the long-established ‘working together’ principles. In F v M [2021], …
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Disclosure: Behind closed doors

Henry Venables and Honor Giles consider the approach to an application for the disclosure of FDR appointment documents for use in civil proceedings and the limited circumstances in which such disclosure may be permitted An FDR appointment is a compulsory hearing that the parties must personally attend. The obligation is on the parties to hold …
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