‘How should provisions of a court order that are in dispute be construed?’
Financial Remedies Journal, 12th September 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Gregory Jones KC analyses a recent case involving the application of the Blue Pencil Rule on a consent order.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th March 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A litigation funder owed up to £1m by the wife in a “bitter and extortionately expensive” divorce battle can remain a party to financial remedy proceedings, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 19th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Personal injury (PI) law firms that fail to spell out in their retainers the costs clients could be liable for beyond what is recovered from defendants face a wave of litigation following a major High Court ruling.’
Litigation Futures, 19th October 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Prosecutors in England and Wales are being given new guidance over nude selfies and dating apps in rape and sexual assault cases.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The green light has now been given to lawyers and others to act for both parties in drafting consensual family court documents. In a judgment on 20 January 2020, Mr Justice Mostyn has given a Declaration that there is no conflict-of-interest for a leading online service to act for both parties in the drafting of a financial consent order under the terms of its business model. He has further held that doing so is neither a reserved legal activity nor a reserved instrument activity and therefore not a breach of the Legal Services Act.’
Family Law, 22nd January 2020
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘This is a settled judicial review, I’ve seen the grounds, interim order and final consent order. It raises a number of issues about the performance of the new Housing Act 1996 Part VII duties as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.’
Nearly Legal, 7th April 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Every family law practitioner will have felt the effects of court modernisation in their daily practice within a year, with the remaining parts of the divorce process moving online within months, the president of the Family Division has declared.’
Legal Futures, 8th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘According to Stuart Clark and Emma Chowdhury, of the International Family Law Group, the English Family Courts strongly encourage any financial order made upon divorce or civil partnership dissolution to be final, as in not changeable after the event. This applies equally to orders reached by consent as it does to orders imposed by the court following a contested final hearing.’
Family Law, 6th February 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A deputy district judge’s decision to vary a consent order for costs on the standard basis to apply fixed costs to a claim that started in the portal has been overturned.’
Litigation Futures, 14th January 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Birmingham City Council has decided to keep a day centre for vulnerable adults open, after campaigners had threatened legal action over an earlier decision to close the facility.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Following a multi-professional seminar, David Pitcher, Family Court Adviser, Cafcass and Carol Mashembo, barrister, Magdalen Chambers, Exeter with Dr Anna Gough and Sarah Evans consider the issues concerning best practice in consent orders in family proceedings.’
Family Law Week, 11th September 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Rose-Marie Drury, Senior Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during August 2018.’
Family Law Week, 6th September 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘On Monday 6 August 2018 the family courts will take another step towards becoming digital. From that date applications for consent orders in family court financial proceedings can be filed online rather than delivery to a physical court office. For many law firms increasingly geared towards the digital rather than the paper, this is yet further welcome progress.’
Family Law, 30th July 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Family analysis: Clare Williams, associate at JMW Solicitors LLP, examines the limited scope for the variation of capital orders, and diverging judicial views on the jurisdiction of the court to make an interim order for sale, in the case of SR v HR [2018] EWHC 606 (Fam), [2018] All ER (D) 176 (Mar) where an added complication was the bankruptcy of the husband.’
Family Law, 20th April 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The Family Mediation Council (FMC) decided at the beginning of 2017 to put out three questions for consultation:
– Would the role of a mediator as an impartial third party in mediation be jeopardised by that mediator drafting a consent order, once a mediated agreement has been reached?
– Is it possible to draft a consent order without giving advice on its terms?
– Is it appropriate to draft a consent order without giving parties advice on its terms?’
Family Law, 22nd December 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Family analysis: A husband’s appeal succeeded against a lump sum order made in favour of the wife by an English court after the couple agreed a financial consent order in Russian divorce proceedings. Jenny Duggan, associate at Stewarts, examines issues that arose in Zimina v Zimin.’
Family Law, 27th October 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A broad interpretation of the family court’s powers risks creating a surge in appeals if “clumsy” lawyers delve into areas beyond their specialism, solicitors fear.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th October 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Naomi Shelton, Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP, analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during July 2017.’
Family Law Week, 2nd August 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Alexander Chandler, barrister, 1 King’s Bench Walk, considers the law and practice of agreements to settle TOLATA claims.’
Family Law Week, 28th July 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
