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- Wife's application that the final arbitral award of Mr Gavin Smith should not be made an order of the court. The application was dismissed. Judgment, 29/01/2019, free
- Appeal against a costs order made against the husband in financial remedy proceedings on the grounds of procedure and the judge's determination. Appeal dismissed. Judgment, 25/01/2019, free
- To be broadcast live on 6th March 2019. Listen in free on the day. News, 20/01/2019, free
- To be broadcast 7th February 2019 News, 18/01/2019, free
- Judgment in financial remedy proceedings. The final order awarded the wife greater share of the assets, the inequality partly attributable to the wife's debilitating illness and consequent reduced earning capacity. Costs were at least £1.1m which drew some criticism from Franics J at [2-3]. Judgment, 17/01/2019, free
Latest know-how
- A useful reminder of how income is calculated in the CMS formula (including why gross income is used, and annual reviews) Practice note, 20/12/2018, free
- Appeal by HMRC in proceedings where a now deceased wife had deliberately transferred part of a pensions pot to avoid it becoming due to her ex-husband and had also not withdrawn any benefits thus avoiding IHT. Appeal allowed. Case note, 17/12/2018, members only
- In a tweet: Distinguishing between devices and shams Case note, 17/12/2018, members only
- Standard family order as approved by the President 30 November 2017. This version update 9 November 2018. Order, 13/11/2018, members only
- In a tweet: Supreme Court rules in favour of bereaved mother who was not married to her children’s father Case note, 26/10/2018, free
Latest training
- Recording of webinar broadcast on 7th February 2019 Webcast, 11/02/2019, members only
- Recording of webinar broadcast 18th January 2019 Webcast, 14/01/2019, members only
- Recording of webinar broadcast live on 4th October 2018. Presented by Philip Cayford QC of 29 Bedford Row. Webcast, 09/10/2018, members only
- Mark Penston and Mena Ruparel provider a refresher on the core concepts underpinning pensions and divorce. Recording of webinar first broadcast live 11 September 2018 Webcast, 11/09/2018, members only
- 12 questions on 3 cases summarised in the May 2018 Family Law Hub Digest CPD course, 05/06/2018, members only
Latest sources
- This Statutory Instrument to be made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 will ensure that the UK is ready, after EU Exit, to apply the 2007 Hague Convention on the international recovery of maintenance. SI, 12/10/2018, free
- In force 8th August 2018 Practice direction, 27/07/2018, free
- Form (external), 05/04/2017, free
- These Regulations amend and modify the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1989) (“the 1992 Regulations”). They amend the Child Support (Meaning of Child and New Calculation Rules) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2785) (“the 2012 Regulations”) and the Child Support (Ending Liability in Existing Cases and Transition to New Calculation Rules) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/614) (“the Ending Liability Regulations”). These Regulations also dis-apply the provisions in section 29(4) to (7) of the Child Support Act 1991 (c.48) in relation to a segment 5 case where liability is ended whilst these Regulations are in force. SI (external), 17/10/2016, free
- aka 2007 Child Support Convention International regs (external), 12/10/2016, free
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